Bourbon Expert Fred Minnick Shares His Top 100 American Whiskeys Of 2021

Minnick to go live on YouTube for a blind tasting at 6 PM CT / 7 PM ET to rank the Top 10 best whiskeys

World-renowned spirits critic and best-selling author Fred Minnick has been deemed a leader in the bourbon and spirits industry by The TODAY Show, Men’s Health, Forbesand many others. Today (1.5), he announces his top 100 American whiskeys of 2021 and will reveal the Top 10 rankings via a YouTube livestream kicking off at 6 PM CT / 7 PM ET.

Tune-in to the tasting livestream, here: youtu.be/lKjUfemKfSI

Minnick, who has appeared on TODAY, Bravo's "Top Chef,” Discovery's "Moonshiners," CNBC, CBS Mornings and more, tasted more than 700 whiskeys in 2021 to determine the Top 100. Each whiskey was tasted for the first time in 2021 and assessed by color, nose, palate, finish and uniqueness of a product in its category. For the full list of whiskeys, visit fredminnick.com/2021/12/30/best-american-whiskeys-of-2021.

Minnick, a co-founder of the American Spirits Council of Tasters, continues to grow his spirits empire through his Hermes Creative Awards Platinum-winning PodcastOne podcast The Fred Minnick Show, his Bourbon Pursuit Podcast, DASH Radio show Minnick Minute, and his many books on the subject of spirits including his Wall Street Journal best-seller Bourbon Curious and more. In December, Minnick partnered with The Kentucky Distillers' Association and The Bourbon Crusaders charitable organization to launch The Kentucky Bourbon Benefit, a six-day auction that raised more than $3.4 million for Western Kentucky rebuilding efforts and tornado victims. For more information on Fred Minnick, visit fredminnick.com.

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