I create bourbon programming for Danny Wimmer Presents' Bourbon & Beyond Festival, while emceeing the seminars and joining chefs on stage. In 2017, the musical headliners were Stevie Nicks, Eddie Vedder, Steve Miller Band and Gary Clary Jr. In 2018, headliners were Sting, Robert Plant, Lenny Kravitz and John Mayer. I also curate the bourbon for the Hometown Rising Country Music and Bourbon Festival, which in 2019 will showcase Tim McGraw, Keith Urban, Luke Bryan and more.

On the heels of Bourbon Heritage Month, the Kentucky Derby Museum has developed a range of new bourbon experiences to add to its private events and public offerings. These new events will be headlined by “Bourbon Authority” Fred Minnick. Minnick will offer a personalized touch for private events by serving as a bourbon host at the bar, or through a variety of themed offerings. (Bourbon Basics, Value Bourbons, Cocktail class, Kentucky Bourbons and more.) For additional information: http://www.derbymuseum.org/bourbon.html

Bourbon Curious: A Simple Guide for the Savvy Drinker (Zenith Press, 2015)Whiskey Women: The Untold Story of How Women Saved Bourbon, Scotch & Irish Whiskey (Potomac Books, 2013): Certified Angus Beef History Book (Wooster Book Company, 2010)Camera Boy: An Army Journalist's War in Iraq (Hellgate Press, 2009)

As a professional spirits writer, I sample products and write my opinion on everything from limoncello to whiskey. I also write about the beverage industry's trends, science and people. Periodicals include:-- USA Today-- Scientific American-- Parade Magazine-- Caviar Affair, brown spirits columnist-- Whisky Advocate, cover everything about whiskey and whisky-- Whisky Magazine, regularly cover Kentucky bourbon-- Tasting Panel, Southeast Editor and American Whiskey columnist-- Wine Spectator-- Sommelier Journal, cover a wide range of wine topics-- Wine Enthusiast, once covered a wide range of topics. No longer write for WE.-- Costco Connection, cover spirits and lifestyle stories.-- Bourbon Review, regular bourbon contributor -- Covey Rise--Hunting Magazine targeting wealthy men--write the "Toasting the Hunt" column

In addition to working with magazines, I consult, write and photograph for companies and non-profit organizations. My past work includes authoring the book "The Brand That Changed Beef: How the Certified Angus Beef ® Brand Became a Worldwide Icon of Quality" in 2010 and photographing the Junior League of Louisville 2013 cookbook "Bluegrass Gatherings." Select corporate clients include:-- American Sentinel University-- Certified Angus Beef-- La Mancha, Spain-- Galen College of Nursing-- Oklahoma FFA Foundation

On Amazon Prime, Bourbon Up with Fred Minnick is a digital short form interview series with bourbon personalities, master distillers, executive chefs, musicians, and artists.

My food photography has appeared in cookbooks, magazines and websites around the world. View the work at http://www.fredphoto.net

Since 2006, I have covered every angle about the retail business. This vastly changing industry always surprises me with its ability to adapt and change to consumer demand. I specialize in technology and loss prevention.

Iraq — Dec. 2004 to Feb. 2005 * Photography and writing published in newspapers all over the world * Managed a team of print journalists * Went behind enemy lines to get the story * Oversaw weekly newsletter and production of four magazinesMember of the Oklahoma Army National Guard and Wisconsin Army National Guard

I edited and wrote about sports