The Fred Minnick Show

Todd Leopold and Leopold Brothers in Colorado have been producing incredible whiskey the past couple years, especially the 3 Chamber Still release that turned the whiskey world upside down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Australian rock band members Joel O'Keeffe ( lead vocals, lead guitar) and Ryan O'Keeffe (drums, percussion) join Fred backstage at Louder Than Life for a crazy good time. Over the course of 30 minutes, the brothers, who are avid bourbon fans, learn about the bourbon culture, including what a tater means and how marketing deceives consumers. They're in the middle of a tour, but recruit Fred to sta...

Australian rock band members Joel O'Keeffe ( lead vocals, lead guitar) and Ryan O'Keeffe (drums, percussion) join Fred backstage at Louder Than Life for a crazy good time. Over the course of 30 minutes, the brothers, who are avid bourbon fans, learn about the bourbon culture, including what a tater means and how marketing deceives consumers. They're in the middle of a tour, but recruit Fred to sta...

Alternative rock band The Blue Stones joins Fred backstage at Bourbon & Beyond, but is quickly interrupted by The Vampire Diaries stars Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley. Ian had been on the show before and impressed Fred to the point he had a special award for him. Tasting Line Up Rare Perfection 15-Year Smoke Wagon Rare & Limited: 2 Hot 4 Retail 1930s Old Timbrook Learn more about your ad choices....

We Came As Romans reconnects with Fred backstage at Louder Than Life in his Jack Shack. They taste Huber's Double Oak and Russell's Reserve Single Rickhouse. Their new album, Darkbloom, is out now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Backstage at Louder Than Life and Bourbon & Beyond, The Struts and Marcus King join Fred at his Jack Shack bar set up. The Struts lead singer Luke Spiller defends his recent comments about Queen, while Marcus King may have given a whole new meaning to the bourbon brand Smoke Wagon.  What they sipped. The Struts: Jim Beam Legacy 15-Year. Marcus King: 1960s Old Crow Traveler Bottle, Smoke Wagon 2 Ho...

Jelly Roll returns to The Fred Minnick Show. Backstage at Louder Than Life in Louisville, Jelly Roll walks into Fred's bar, enamored with his traveling selection, and sips on some Jack Daniel's Triple Mash, a random moonshine and Old Forester Birthday Bourbon from 2019. Jelly Roll talks about the love of his life, how YouTube's made a huge impact on his career and what it's been like after having...

Backstage in Fred's bar at Louder Than Life, BBC Radio's Daniel Carter joins him to discuss the four day music and whiskey festival that Headlined Nine Inch Nails, KISS, Slipknot and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Over a few wee drams, Fred and Daniel share their favorite moments of the hard rock festival. Other points: Is Metallica's whiskey good? Is it awkward talking to GWAR? Does KiSS Live up to the h...

Joining me on my backstage set at Bourbon & Beyond, Tyler Burkum, guitarist, and Josh Lovelace, Keyboardist of NEEDTOBREATHE sip some super awesome bourbons with me: Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond 17 Year Spring 2022, Jack Daniel's 10 Year and Smoke Wagon 2 Hot for Retail. What great sipping companions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Previous guest Yelawolf joins the show to taste his latest whiskey, an 18-year rye, and smoke a tasty Cigar with Fred. The interview takes place at the Red Phone Booth in Nashville with a guest appearance from a mythical creature.  Since his last appearance on The Fred Min nick Show, he's been busy, releasing the 'Sometimes Y' album with Shooter Jennings and booking gigs at The Ryman and with Leon...

In this episode, restaurant owner and bartender Marc Branden Shelton joins Fred from his LA County restaurant Lock & Key Social Drinkery. Known for its enormous Tomahawk steaks, the Lock & Key survived the Pandemic "barely." Shelton discusses the challenges of the past 2 years in the restaurant business, while his anti-snobbery beliefs have led to a strong bar program that includes nearly 300 bour...

When the show's first threepeet guest appears on the show, there's a certain expectation that they will remember their tasting skills. Fantasy Football guru Paul Charchian proves himself worthy on this week's episode. His tasting skills have improved since our last 14-pour tasting. We talk fantasy football underdogs, rare bourbons and more.  Charch's Fantasy Football Picks: https://guillotineleagu...

Past guest Mike Garafolo returns to discuss the pre-season NFL coverage, Tom Brady, Baker Mayfield and more. The Copper Still in Chelsea host Fred and Mike as they sip on High West Double Rye, a Buffalo Trace barrel pick and Russell's Reserve 6-year Rye. Mike discusses the difficulties of choosing a Super Bowl contender in training camp, while detailing the fierce competition of breaking news at t...

The Kentucky Bourbon Benefit closes Aug. 21 at 11 a.m. The rare bourbon auction proceeds help the flood victims of Eastern Kentucky. Here is a preview of the New Riff options, including a super rare 8-year New Riff barrel up for grabs. Learn More: https://one.bidpal.net/kybourbonbenefit/welcome Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fred previews some hot Wild Turkey items in the Kentucky Bourbon Benefit with Wild Turkey master distiller Eddie Russell. More: https://one.bidpal.net/kybourbonbenefit/welcome Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Influencer and model Holly Stocks joins the show to get educated on bourbon. Along the way, she talks about what it was like to leave photography, being a single mom and collaborating with fashion designers. Here is the tasting lineup: Glass A) Sweetens Cove Glass B) Four Roses 2014 Single Barrel Glass C) Michter's Toasted 2018 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From a YouTube Livestream, Fred tastes some new bourbons, three of which are super good. Here's the lineup: Barrell Batch 33, K. Luke Blended Bourbon Whiskey Cask Strength, Garrison Guadalupe 2022 & Broken Barrel Cask Strength Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When @GWAR launched their whiskey collaboration last year, Fred feared for his life, as he tasted their whiskey. If he didn't like it, they may have eaten him and sent his corpse to Antarctica. But he was spared. Their second batch with Catoctin Creek is out now, and he reviews it before the mighty BERSERKER BLÓTHAR, BÄLSÄC THE JAWS 'O DEATH and JIZMAK DA GUSHA. Will he survive this round? Merch,...

Celebrity dog trainer Ali Hemyari of Nashville K9 sips some bourbon and talks about what it's like handling famous dogs, training them for the movies and how he manages a company that has a private plane just for the pups. He also answers: What is the best breed for a family? Along with many training tidbits for you dog lovers at home. On the tasting menu: Glass A) Penelope 4 Grain; Glass B) Chick...

Alternative rocker Austin Meade joins the show to discuss his musical genre, learns how to taste whiskey and opines on his favorite barbecue spot in Texas. The blind tasting: Glass A) Proof & Wood American Blend. Glass B) McBrayer; and Glass C) 21 year Chicken Cock Canadian RyeSubscribe to Fred Minnick's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg?view_as=subscriberMerch, inc...

How is bourbon treated in the NFL? Joining The Fred Minnick Show , NFL Network reporter Ian Rapoport shares how America's spirit is shared and treated in the world's greatest league over sipping a few bourbons. Rapoport opens up about what it's like covering the country's most popular sport and his wife shows off her tasting skills. Rapoport is a reporter for NFL Network, covering league business,...

Have you ever tasted Axe Body Spray in a whiskey? Well, that's the subject great debate in this week's episode. This week’s guest is stand-up comedian Natalie Cuomo who, in addition to doing stand-up, is also host of the podcast “Help! With Natalie Cuomo.” Formally trained as an actor, she currently hosts a weekly comedy show at The Stand Comedy Club in New York. A tattoo enthusiast, she also is a...

As seen on YouTube , here are 5 whiskeys that won Double Platinum at my ASCOT Awards , are under $60 and available. You may have to hunt in a couple stores, but you can find these. You'll be happy you did. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Fred Minnick Show, Dave Stephens sips Journeyman Corsetts Whips and Whiskey, which won Best in Show at this year's ASCOT Awards.  Stephens is lead vocalist for the heavy metal band We Came As Romans, based in Detroit, Michigan. The band, which formed in 2005, has five albums to its credit, with another album, Darkbloom, set for release in the fall. While the band has undergone num...

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's Glenn Howerton joins The Fred Minnick Show and discusses the Gang's new project--Four Walls Whiskey. One of which is a blend of American and Irish whiskeys, and the other, which Fred tastes on the show, is a 15-year Irish Whiskey at cask strength. In addition, they discuss what it's been like for It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia to be the longest running live-a...