Fred Minnick Archives - Distillery Trail

Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame 2026 - The Class of 2026

Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame Welcomes 5 New Members including a Dr., a Politician, and a Storyteller Extraordinaire [VIDEO]

September 23, 2026 / Distillery Trail / Brown-Forman, Ferm Solutions, Fred Minnick, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Distillers' Association, Wilderness Trail Distillery

The 2026 Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame includes an engineer, a storyteller, a doctor, a politician, historic whiskey family members, and a spirits industry leader that has helped to transform the spirits industry.

Fred Minnick Talks about How Therapy and Bourbon Saved One Soldier’s Life. Plus Outtakes on Ascots, Farts & Vodka Sucks

February 26, 2026 / Distillery Trail / Fred Minnick

Bourbon industry best-selling author Fred Minnick has written many books about bourbon history, bourbon women

Fred Minnick Reads from ‘Bottom Shelf: How a Forgotten Bourbon Saved One Man’s Life’ – Ch. 8 Dave Pickerell Gets Sued

February 25, 2026 / Distillery Trail / Fred Minnick

Subscribe to DistilleryTrail’s YouTube channel. Best-selling author Fred Minnick is well known in the spirits industry as

Fred Minnick’s ‘Bottom Shelf – How a Forgotten Brand of Bourbon Saved One Man’s Life’ – A New Must Read Book

January 26, 2026 / Distillery Trail / Fred Minnick

Before Fred Minnick became a whiskey writer, he was a combat veteran wrestling with the invisible wounds of war. Whiskey became a way to calm his mind, reconnect with his senses, and slowly rebuild a life.

Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame - 2022 Hall of Fame Inductees

The Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame Inducts its 20th Class with Lots of Laughter and Few Tears [Video Part 1]

September 27, 2022 / Distillery Trail / Bourbon Crusaders, Fred Minnick, Kentucky Artisan Distillery, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Distillers' Association, Michter's Distillery, Old Rip Van Winkle, Pappy Van Winkle, Rabbit Hole Distilling

The Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame welcomed six new members in a sunshine filled outdoor event to kick off the Kentucky Bourbon Festival.

The Kentucky Bourbon Benefit - Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief, Online Auction August 11-21, 2022

Bourbon Groups Come Together to Raise Funds for Eastern Kentucky Flood Victims

August 4, 2022 / Distillery Trail / Bourbon Crusaders, Fred Minnick, Kentucky Distillers' Association

Between July 25th and July 30th, 2022, several thunderstorms brought heavy rain, deadly flash flooding,

Kentucky Distillers' Association - Kentucky Bourbon Benefit Gives $3.4 Million Check to KY Gov. Beshear

Watch as KY Distillers’ Assoc., Fred Minnick & Bourbon Crusaders Give Governor $3.4 Million Check for Tornado Relief Fund [VIDEO]

January 18, 2022 / Distillery Trail / Bourbon Crusaders, Fred Minnick, Kentucky Distillers' Association

Subscribe to Distillery Trail on YouTube “As soon as the tornadoes hit, everybody in the

Kentucky Distillers' Association - Kentucky Bourbon Benefit Gives $3.4 Million Check to KY Gov. Beshear

Bourbon Gives Back: KY Distillers’ Assoc., Fred Minnick & Bourbon Crusaders Deliver $3.4 Million Check to Gov. for Tornado Relief Fund

January 17, 2022 / Distillery Trail / Bourbon Crusaders, Fred Minnick, Kentucky Distillers' Association

Exactly one month after the horrific EF 4 tornado ripped through western Kentucky the Kentucky

The Kentucky Bourbon Benefit - Online and Live Auction Raises Nearly $5 Million

Kentucky Bourbon Benefit and Spirits Industry Efforts Generate Nearly $5 Million for Tornado Relief Efforts

December 22, 2021 / Distillery Trail / Bourbon Crusaders, Fred Minnick, Kentucky Distillers' Association

The tornado that rolled through Western Kentucky stayed on the ground for some 220 miles.

Carr's Steakhouse - 213 W Broadway, Mayfield, Kentucky 42066

Rare Bourbon Bottles Recovered from Mayfield, Kentucky Restaurant Destroyed by Tornado to Be Auctioned Off

December 21, 2021 / Distillery Trail / Bourbon Crusaders, Fred Minnick, Kentucky Distillers' Association

The deadly tornado that tore through Western Kentucky has been devastating to thousands of people

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