FredMinnick
@FredMinnick
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I drink bourbon.
Louisville, Kentucky
Joined March 2008
Introducing Club Marzipan, a whiskey club featuring my exclusive content, barrel picks, special access and more.
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Retasting the @CedarRidgeIowa and @slipknot collaboration—No. 9 Reserve Iowa Whiskey—and it’s so damn good. For me, this is the most surprisingly good whiskey of 2019 so far
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In the past year, I've opened my best bottles, including a 1930s Weller, for friends. To me, I don't want good bourbon or rum collecting dust. I want to enjoy great flavor wth great friends.
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Who had this in Pandemic bingo? CDC warns of 'unusual or aggressive rodent behavior' in search for new food sources
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My thoughts and prayers are with my family in Oklahoma. I remember growing up, terrified a tornado would rip our home from the ground. We rushed to the hallway and covered ourselves with clothes. It was so scary as a kid.
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Bud Light may not be brewed with corn syrup, but it still tastes like fermented goat piss. #SuperBowlCommercials.
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I sometimes wonder how people who are no longer with us would handle the current climate. At the top of that list is #AnthonyBourdain. We lost him too early, and I miss his voice.
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Today is an excellent day for @MakersMark to announce a 12-year cask strength release. Who wants that other than me?.
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Somebody wrote me saying they are now sober and no longer follow me. Because they enjoyed my work, they felt the need to tell me. That hit me kind of hard. While I look at what I do as fun, I have seen what the abuse of spirits can do to one's life. Please sip responsibly, folks.
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Happy National Vodka Day: Pour it in the drain. And drink bourbon.
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I know that feeling of hearing missiles come in, land, explode, feeling the percussion, the heat. Right now, our brave men and women are not reading your opinions. They are taking care of the person on their left and right. That's what they're trained to do. Godspeed.
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I love being married. Right now, kids are in bed. And Jaclyn and I are smoking cigars and sipping bourbon.
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I am amazed how many people don’t know the difference between rye and bourbon. our public education system is broken.
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Bourbon warehouses with 40,000 barrels burning at Jim Beam facility in Kentucky via @courierjournal.
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If I gift you a bottle and you turn around and sell it on the secondary market, you better really need the money. Or you and I are done.
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Conversation with my son this morning. “Dad, where do you work?” Well, I am writer. Although I have an office, I can work anywhere. “So, you can work in hot lava?” No, son, I cannot write inside hot lava. “So, you can’t work anywhere.”.
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I was recently asked how many bottles I have. I honestly don't know, because I'm always opening them up and giving away bottles to friends. The number constantly changes. Whiskey is meant to be enjoyed. So, crack your corks, twist your screw caps and pour. Cheers!.
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I wake up every day and look at @PrimeVideo to see if @TheBoysTV has dropped. If you watch, who's your favorite character?.
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Louisville restaurants are told they didn't have the sales last year to receive allocated product or barrel picks. If you ever wondered if bourbon distillers cared about those who brought them to the dance, there's your answer. Pandemic, who cares? Sales were down!.
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Wow, classy move @JackDaniels_US, taking out a full page ad in the @Tennessean congratulating @UncleNearest, a competitor and whose history relies upon Jack.
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It just occurred to me that Kentucky distiller-made hand sanitizer is in more demand than Pappy 23-year-old right now.
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Huge Congrats!!!!! First African American-owned bourbon brand to debut in Louisville
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Vodka sucks and flavored whiskey is the devil that gives you herpes.
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On this day in 1982, a person drank bourbon. We should celebrate their accomplishments and drink in their honor. I hereby declare today "rando drinking bourbon day." Who's with me? What are you celebrating with?.
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To be a combat veteran is to never be the same, but to find the new you. I've been home for 15 years. I think about Iraq every day and my friends I lost. Those who serve do so as volunteers. We chose to fight for our country. My message for Veterans Day:
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Election winner? Bourbon. Sources tell me millions of shots were consumed last night.
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Hey marketing people, next time you find yourself in a room talking about how to spend $100k, maybe ask your distiller to join. We don’t need another fancy label, billboard or celebrity. We need good whiskey. Let’s move those dollars to those who make it.
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I'm starting a bourbon: MGP juice with my bottle in red dripping wax. It's called Heaven's Gate, features a turkey riding a buffalo, with a rose shaped topper and is from Grandpappy Sminkle's recipe, which is exactly the same as MGP. So proud to bring this back. #JK.
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When I talk to old friends, I tell them I love them. My 20-year-old self would have made fun of me for that. But I've lost so many friends, I feel like the good ones should know.
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I'm very excited to announce that the @smithsonian has asked me to speak in August. I will have ticket information in April, but I'm just over the moon with this honor.
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Just in: @BuffaloTrace is re-branding its Dr. McGillicuddy’s Root Beer in honor of its famed tour guide Freddie Johnson. Freddie’s Old Fashioned Root Beer. Looks like I have some root beer to buy.
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The @LouisvilleMag story on me, "Becoming Fred Minnick," shows the side I don't often talk about: My near suicide experiences post Iraq. Looking back, after reading this article, I am lucky to be here. It's like a burden off my chest, talking about it
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This man brought so much joy into my life. I don't think there's ever been a sports personality who made me laugh quite like Bob Uecker. His delivery of "just a bit outside" in Major League makes me chuckle every time! Do you have a favorite Uecker phrase? RIP!.
We are heartbroken to announce that Brewers icon & Baseball Hall of Famer Bob Uecker passed away today at the age of 90
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Sorry to say, but I won’t be joining the @BourbonPursuit roundtable tonight. After travel and an event-laden Derby, my 5-year-old looked at me and said, “daddy, when are we going to spend time together.” while I’m no @Bourbonrcom, my streak ends. I will be reading shark books.
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When there is a rapid aging product that tastes better than Wild Turkey 101 or Evan Williams Black Label, you will see the market change. Right now, all of the rapidly aged products are gross.
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Started re-watching The Wire. I stand by my former self’s comments that this is this the greatest tv series of all time.
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In the middle of the @NFL free agency, @nflnetwork's @RapSheet joins me to sip bourbon, including an ultra rare Willett 15-year. Episode is premiering now on YouTube
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I will be on the @TODAYshow tomorrow in the @3rdHourTODAY talking about how the Louisville VA saved my life and helped me find my palate to become who I am today. Bourbon is a communal spirit, and you have no idea how much it means to me. Tomorrow, I share.
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Barrel-finished bourbons have jumped the shark. So many of them are so far removed from tasting like bourbon that they're becoming a joke. Sherry-barrel finished bourbon shouldn't taste like sherry. And shame on the brands who use flavor packets.
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Best damn ascot I’ve ever seen! @CharlesWoodson becomes first NFL Hall of Famer to wear an ascot and own a bourbon brand at same time. #NFLHallofFame
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I accidentally threw away my son’s triceratops in the recycling. @WasteManagement workers saw it in a sea of cardboard and cans, they saved the little guy. Don’t know why, but this gesture was so touching.
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Dear divorce attorneys, I will neither testify nor provide estimates for bourbon collections. While I appreciate one spouse saw bourbon as a major reason for the divorce, I think I am gonna sit this one out. Cheers!.
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This is what it looks like when you bet an 81-1 horse and win the Kentucky Derby. @claybusch
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I was planning to lead a drinking game over the #debate. Instead, I just want to drink. This is so depressing.
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Key to the morning after a 26-bourbon tasting? Water, beef broth and electrolytes.
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I’m at @MandalayBay and just converted a drinker from using vodka in their bloody. To @BuffaloTrace she went and loves it. One more vodka drinker converted. For America. For bourbon. #vodkaSucks.
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I assure you that however boring the Giants vs Cowboys game feels at home. It’s worse in person.
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My order at a restaurant: “buffalo trace neat.”.Server: “buffalo trace neat: is that a drink?”.
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I have witnessed the greatest football weekend of my life. Every game. Just awesome. #NFLPlayoffs.
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I went into liquor_barn_ky and bought every 750ml bourbon between $16 and $25. $578.46 later, I have what you see here. I am tasting them blind tomorrow on YouTube to see which I like best in that moment. (Subscribe…
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Somebody asked me what brand have I emptied the most lately, which is a very specific question. Our household has went through a case and a half of this: America's Best Value Whiskey Is Only $23 via @forbes
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This day 23 years ago, I felt a small vibration on gym bleachers. After the assembly, we walked into the hallways to see people crying. My classmate's family owned Murrah building daycare. The OKC bombing still hurts, all these years later. #WeRemember.
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I need to go to a distillery. Haven’t been to one in a bit. I need to feel the grain of the barrel, hear the still humming and the hammers in the background, as the mash and succulent warehouse aromas fill the air. Where shall I go?.
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Happy Bottled in Bond day, y’all. And thank you, @GroverCleveland, for signing it into law in 1897.
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Congrats to Remus for winning my blind tasting at a home event. The most expensive here came in last.
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As people get more and more tired of the hype and the drama surrounding bourbon, try to remember why we love this stuff. To have with friends. To enjoy one another's company. Soon, soon, we shall toast again in person and bitch about it in person. Like the good old days.
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I'm excited to announce my @Bourbonplus talk show, "Bourbon Up," that will stream on Amazon Prime starting in November
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Who wants to see the Kentucky Bourbon Benefit trending No. 1 on Twitter? Retweet, share with friends / high profile folks and let's rebuild Western Kentucky together. Who's in, @BourbonCrusade @KyDistillers?
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Twitter's getting really tough. I remember when we just trashed shitty whiskey. Now, everybody feels like everybody should engage politically. I miss the old days.
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When I am having a bad day, I remind myself I drink bourbon for a living and nobody is shooting at me. That always gets me back on track.
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Time to eat some crow (or should I say Turkey). A couple weeks after I said @WildTurkey wouldn't come out with a Bottled in Bond on @BourbonPursuit, this drops on the TTB cola. I've never been happier to be wrong.
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Hey, can I borrow a time machine and an ATM? I've got some 1909, 18-year-old EH Taylor whiskey to buy
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I told myself I wouldn’t drink bourbon before noon today. But after sprinting across Detroit airport, I got a Woodford. I lied to myself. Plus, I sweated out all of my previous bourbon.
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Just tasted the Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond 7 year old. It's good and probably will fair well in the wild, but it's hard not to sip and say to myself, "I used to pay $12 for this." Ah, the good old days.
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What I am about to say may surprise you. Hell, it even surprises me, but I love the canned cocktail movement. They're so refreshing and have the same quenching aspect I love out of a cold beer. Does that mean I'm going soft? Shit, I am, ain't I? I blame Covid.
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My travel is done for the year. As I go into December and reflect on 2019, I personally and professionally grew. But I have also been reinvigorated, because of you. Thank you for the support. It fuels me and makes me want to do better. Cheers!.
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Happy Birthday to President Thomas Jefferson, who repealed the whiskey tax and opened the door for bourbon distillers to trade throughout the world with the Louisiana Purchase. I rank him just behind Taft as our most important whiskey President.
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My wife is straight up trolling / taunting me. She posted this in a private group we are in
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Remember, Santa doesn't want milk tonite. Leave him bourbon. An elf told me so.
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BREAKING: According to the @KyDistillers, the state’s aging Bourbon inventory has reached 7.5 million barrels, the most since 1972. How about we get that up to 8M, folks? Let's celebrate with some bourbon. Responsibly.
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It's official. Old Forester 1920 has replaced Henry McKenna 10-year as our House bourbon.
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I spent the weekend with @Metallica (more on that later). My son, Julian Joseph, was born this week. And now another baby, @Bourbonplus, comes to life. What a helluva week!
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Today, I cook my first brisket with my 6-year-old son. Grilling is our thing and @WeberGrills has been my choice for 15 years. Special day
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I hate I'm paying $55 to $90 for whiskey I paid $20 for ten years ago. Which reminds me: Vodka is the next big thing. You don't want rum.
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BREAKING. Woodford Reserve today named Elizabeth McCall as Master Distiller, the third in the bourbon brand’s 26-year history, succeeding Chris Morris, who will assume the role of Master Distiller Emeritus.
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I live a good 10 miles from a distillery. But when it drops below 40 and there's a slight wind, occasially, the draft catches the mash aroma and sends it to me. That, my friends, is the sweet smell of Kentucky. Wherever you are, you can smell #bourbon.
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I’ve resigned from Bourbon+ Magazine. My statement as I leave the magazine in good hands
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Dear cocktail glass of 20 years, I am sorry our family football crashed during father-son catch. (Cold outside.) While the sidecar and sugar rim splayed, I remembered your service. The bachelor days, parties and that (once) vodka for my father in law. RIP, old friend. Cheers!
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So honored, humbled and proud of the bourbon community for coming together to help our neighbors.
Honored & humbled today to present a $3.4 million check to @GovAndyBeshear from the #KentuckyBourbonBenefit auction to help Western KY recover from the tornados. Gov. Beshear said it's the largest donation to date. Thanks to partners @FredMinnick @BourbonCrusade @WestportWhiskey
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When we come out of this Coronavirus crap, we need to double the salaries of teachers. I've always thought they deserved more, but so many home schooling parents right now understand how truly valuable our teachers are.
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New Make is now Julien Joseph. Thank you, all, for the kind words.
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You know what bourbon needs right now? These keywords: vegan, certified organic grain, Glacier water proofed, oak barrels from trees Theodore Roosevelt cut. Ancient Eastern Kentucky monks distilled and hid in caves, only to be found by a leak hunter looking for spare tools.
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I just ate my 5-year-old's cookie. When he finds out, I'm sure he'll react the same way I do when my wife makes whiskey sours with my rare sipping bourbon.
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I haven't had many cocktails during the Pandemic, because I get my cocktails from professional bartenders. And frankly, I'm not as good as them. While I can whip up a recipe at home, I miss my friends behind the bar.
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If you want to mix Coke with your elite whisky, that's great. You can do it. I can also flip you off for doing it. #freeSpeech.
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We will start to see distilleries drop master distiller titles and tout “team.” It’s already begun, but I think you will see it as a marketing play. The term has been so badly damaged by shit nube distillers that brands want to steer clear unless they have a true master.
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