![]() ![]() All the other distilleries chipped in to make sure that they were OK and actually gave them whiskey to help them along. In 1996, Heaven Hill Distillery in Bardstown had a terrible fire. What is really special about the distillers is how they help each other. They have built their own kind of culture. ![]() In Kentucky, it is not so much of an industry as it is a community, and the distillers are every bit as important as the consumers. They’re the personalities in the history of bourbon. But there’s only one Jimmy Russell, and there is only one Fred Noe. I mean, there are a lot of great spirits in the world, and I love a lot of them. What it really comes down to is the people. ![]() What is your favorite thing about the Kentucky bourbon industry? Kentucky Monthly Assistant Editor Deborah Kohl Kremer spoke with Minnick, who lives in Louisville with his wife, Jaclyn, and their two children, about the Commonwealth’s No. In other words, he’s your go-to guy when you need to know something about bourbon. He blogs about the liquor industry, is the bourbon headline speaker for Louisville’s Bourbon & Beyond music festival and has written on the topic for a multitude of magazines. He has served as a judge in bourbon competitions and even started his own, American Spirits Council of Tasters, also known as ASCOT. ![]() The Iraq War veteran has written seven books, five of which focus on spirits, and he hosts the Bourbon Pursuit podcast as well as The Fred Minnick Show on YouTube. Bourbon connoisseur Fred Minnick is a busy man. ![]()
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