• Introduction to show/Happy Thanksgiving
• On this week's "Tasting Notes", Chad Watson, aka MyDailyBourbon on Instagram and part of the Bourbon Life crew, talks about the dos, don'ts and what to do when buying bourbon/whiskey as a gift (starts around the 1-minute mark)

Fred Minnick, best selling author, bourbon curator, taster and host of The Fred Minnick Show, joins us at the 9-minute mark.

• What are you drinking tonight?
• How did you become this bourbon man? 
• How has the bourbon world changed over the past decade plus?
• Is there anything else besides bourbon and whiskey in your house? Beer? Other spirits? 
• You’re a writer and write for multiple magazines, founded Bourbon + magazine, what is it about writing that draws you in?
• You’ve written several best sellers, what have been your favorite ones? Or are they like kids and all of them?
• Bringing/shining the spotlight on women in whiskey 
• You’ve interviewed a variety of celebrities, whats the like?
• Who has been your favorite? Is there a worst?
• I know the Fred Minnick Show started around music, what’s on your playlist these days?
• You helped put on the Bourbon and Beyond Festival, what’s that like?  
• You seem to love events, you put on tastings across the country, how much fun are those and how do those work?
• How did you come up with Repeal Day Expo last year, and this year, it is set for Dec. 4-5
• Panels, what can folks expect with those and the event?
• Finish this with some whiskey/bourbons
     - what’s the bourbon that got you started?
     - what’s a bourbon everyone should have on their cart/shelf?
     - what’s been your favorite pour or pours?

For more on Fred Minnick, check out https://www.fredminnick.com/. For more on the Repeal Day Expo, check out https://repealdayexpo.com/.

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