The Fred Minnick Show

Grammy nominated Songwriter Autumn Rowe sips bourbon for the first time in a few years. She doesn’t add water and quickly shows she’s got skills. Along the conversation, she reveals some real zingers about her time on ‘The Voice,’ while Fred works on his songwriting. More about autumn Autumn Rowe is a 4x Grammy Nominated Singer/Songwriter/Producer/DJ from New York. Growing up in the South Bronx, s...

This week on The Fred Minnick Show, veteran spirits professional Jackie Summers, owner of Sorel liqueur, brings his talents to the show. He and I go back a decade or so, and I've watched him grow into an industry leader. But I do not think he's ever gotten enough credit for his palate. Today, he shows off his affection for rye and lasers in on a mutual favorite--hint. It's New Riff Bottled in Bond...

What's it like covering the NFL? This week, we talked to one of the most connected NFL reporters--Mike Garafolo, a big bourbon fan. Garafolo once choked down George T. Stagg. Now, he nurses rare bourbons. Today, we taste Glass A: Remus Repeal Reserve. Glass B: Rabbit Hole Raceking Limited Edition; and Glass C) Elijah Craig Single Barrel Barrel Proof, a private selection of Hook & Hoof. About Mike...

Singer songwriter Amos Lee has been on a whiskey break for health reasons. While he's continued to imbibe with wine and other spirits, whiskey, he was told, to stay away from. Today, the soulful artist blind tastes three whiskeys-- A) Angel's Envy Rye; B) Liberty Pole Corn Whiskey; and C) Larceny Barrel Proof C921. In addition, Amos and Fred talk about their mutual experiences with depression and...

Best known for winning the 2013 NCAA Basketball tournament with University of Louisville and holding multiple college and pro records, Russ Smith joins the show and blind tastes an assortment of very good bourbon. Fred and Russ blindly taste: Maker's Mark 46, Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Barrel Finished with 10 French Oak Staves Rabbit Hole Starlino, Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey Finished in...

On this week's podcast, 291 owner Michael Myers and bar owner Lucas Frye join the show. The trio blind taste three 291 products. What will be their favorite? Subscribe to Fred Minnick's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg?view_as=subscriber Merch, including official The Fred Minnick Show Glencairn: https://shop.podcastone.com/collections/the-fred-minnick-show Become a...

Glen Grant master distiller Dennis Malcom joins the show to share a dram of his 60-year Single Malt. This is among the best things Fred's tasted on air. Subscribe to Fred Minnick's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg?view_as=subscriber Merch, including official The Fred Minnick Show Glencairn: https://shop.podcastone.com/collections/the-fred-minnick-show Become a YouT...

My wife, Dr. Jaclyn Engelsher, joins the show to talk about her favorite episodes of 2021 and her longtime crush, whom she apparently wants me to book for an upcoming show. We play clips of our favorite episodes: BReal, Peyton Manning and more. Subscribe to Fred Minnick's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg?view_as=subscriber Merch, including official The Fred Minnick...

Happy New Year, everybody. If you drank too much last night, these cure alls might do the trick! Fred Minnick's Scientific American Hangover Story: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/in-search-of-a-cure-for-the-dreaded-hangover/ Fred Minnick's Top 100 Whiskeys of the Year: https://www.fredminnick.com/2021/12/30/best-american-whiskeys-of-2021/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...

Tommy Tardie and Fred are longtime friends. In an interview in Fine & Rare in New York, which Tommy owns, Tardie talks about his new product--The Morning Dram. They eat dinner over, sip whiskey, talk about the New York whiskey scene and enjoy a French press of the barrel aged coffee. PRESS RELAESE The Morning Dram, a new line of barrel-aged coffee brought to you by the owner and operator of The Fl...

There is no bourbon in this episode. But coffee founder Sahra Nguyen, 35, teaches Fred how to taste coffee like a pro and discusses the state of the coffee business and how she is bringing back Vietnamese coffee beans. Nguyen is successfully transforming coffee culture with a focus on diversity, inclusion and sustainability. She launched Nguyen Coffee Supply in 2018 in Brooklyn, NY. It's the first...

Elizabeth Chan is the Queen of Christmas Music. She writes, sings and thinks about it year round. She's had seven songs hit the Billboard Top 30, all Christmas music. She's also not had a drink in five years. Elizabeth explains why in the show and Fred sent her some yummy bourbons. We talk religion, Christmas music, bourbon and much more. Kentucky Bourbon Benefit: kybourbonbenefit.com Subscribe to...

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Fred's longtime friend and fellow whiskey author Clay Risen joins the show to talk about life at the New York Times, where he works as an obituary editor, and his new book--Bourbon: The Story of Kentucky Whiskey. They taste a different flight, but have one in common--Angel's Envy Cask Strength. Clay's new book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1984858270/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=httpwwwfredmi-20&l...

Country music star Clay Walker kicks back in his wine cellar and pours himself Michter's 10 Year, 291 Colorado Rye Whiskey and Seelbach's Bourbon. Fred and Clay talk about the impact of music on Fred's life, including a Clay Walker show he saw in his teenage years. They talked about the FFA, Rodeos, fallen friends, multiple sclerosis (Clay was diagnosed at 26) and upcoming shows, including a CMT a...

Fred takes a look at all the possible gifts to get a bourbon drinker, but also exposes things that bourbon drinkers definitely do not want. His list includes non-bourbon spirits and 5 bourbons that likely are not on your radar. New York City December 8 Tickets: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/fred-minnick-live-he-is-cutting-room-tickets/11558035?pl=cegpresents To learn more about bourbon's price f...

Hiphop icon BReal of Cypress Hill does something nobody has before on The Fred Minnick Show: He lights up and pairs rare bourbon to cannabis. Over an hour, they tasted 291 Colorado whiskey, Michter's 10 Year, 1970s Jim Beam Beam White Label, Barrell Seagrass and Bardstown Bourbon Company Fusion Series. They talked about BReal's career, his new video game and celebrities who smoke as well as break...

With their new album, "Good For You," hitting streaming services now and jumping in the tour van, Houndmouth's Matt Myers joins the show to talk about the band's last couple years. They talk Arby's vodka, how Matt nearly gave up his singing career and more over Spirits of French Lick's latest, St Lucian Distillers Chairmans Reserve, Dettling 6 year, and Beam's 15 year Legacy.  This episode was rec...

This week’s guest on The Fred Minnick Show is country singer Kelleigh Bannen. Kelleigh not only is a successful singer, with hits like “Sorry on the Rocks” and “Famous,” she also is host of Apple Music's Beats "Today's Country" radio show and host of the "This Nashville Life" podcast. On this episode, they talk about the things that got them to where they are today, ascots and marathons while sipp...

On this week's show, Fred Minnick pulls one out from the vault. Interviewed in 2019 at Hometown Rising Country Music Festival, Dillon Carmichael's the nephew of John Michael Montgomery and has carved out his own country music fame.  A native of Kentucky and with his traditional country flare, Dillon is the next wave of Bluegrass roots tearing up Nashville. His latest album, Son of A, is out now. S...

Controversial celebrity gossip personality Perez Hilton joins The Fred Minnick Show and tastes some ultra rare bourbons for the first time: Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year Old, Michter's 10 Year, 1940s Old Schenley, Wild Turkey Bottled in Bond and 291 Colorado Whiskey. He nearly gagged on them all. But the conversation was far more stimulating than just what was in the glass.  Perez talked about the st...

Award winning country band Whiskey Myers joins The Fred Minnick Show and gets an education on bourbon. But they flip the script and have some big news to share: They're starting a bourbon. 00:00 01:00 Why the whole band isn't on the zoom 02:15 Treaty Oak interview about Whiskey Myers Collaboration 09:05 Bottle photo of Red Handed Whiskey from Whiskey Myers 09:42 Rundown of what's being tasted 11:0...

In 2019, Fred met the newly crowned Miss America at a USA banquet. Nia Imani Franklin, who just released an EP Extended, showed a great interest in bourbon and the two have stayed in touch since. Nia is now a rising star in the composer circuit, having worked with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and the Festival Napa Valley, among others. In the episode, Nia and Fred sip Laubade Armagnac 1978, damoi...