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Blind Bourbon With Fred Minnick: Big Race Style

Bestselling bourbon author Fred Minnick serves bourbons from 2018, 2015, 1978, 1977, 1973 -- the last three times a horse won all 3 races!

date
Wednesday May 1, 2024
time
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM (Eastern Standard Time)
venue
Watch Hill Proper
location
Watch Hill Proper 11201 River Beauty Loop, Prospect, KY 40059, US Get Directions
tags
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Rare Bourbon Tasting: The Big Race Taste Off

Come join us for an exclusive bourbon tasting event at Watch Hill Proper! Get ready to sample some of the rarest vintage bourbons around and vote for your favorite in the ultimate taste off. Whether you're a bourbon connoisseur or just looking to try something new, this event is perfect for anyone who appreciates a good drink. Don't miss out on this one-of-a-kind experience!

We taste and we vote for a Blind Bourbon champion as a team!!! You will learn what you were tasting upon the vote.

In a blind flight, meaning you'll not know what they are until the bourbon is revealed, will include bourbon bottled in 2018, 2015, 1978, 1977 and 1973-- the last five years a horse won all three Big Races. Your host is veteran bourbon author and taster Fred Minnick, whose tasting style has been featured on the Today Show, Good Morning America, Moonshiners, Top Chef and more. Fred will teach you how to taste like a professional, while also givng you a Smithsonian-level history bourbon hsitory lesson. You'll never taste bourbon the same!

Ticket Includes

  • Welcome cocktail
  • Passed Hors-d'Oeuvres
  • Signed copy of Fred Minnick's bestselling book "Bourbon Curious"
  • 1 The Fred Minnick Show Glencairn
  • 1 tasting flight of 5 supremely rare bourbons
  • Sensory education and history leson.

About Fred Minnick

Wall Street Journal-bestselling author and media personality Fred Minnick has reshaped the way people taste. Training the likes of Peyton Manning and Ludacris on The Fred Minnick Show, and founder of the American Spirits Council of Tasters, Fred's "taste mindfulness" methods have helped people go from zero tasters to heroes of their party. Author of seven books, including Whiskey Women and Bourbon Curious, Fred's appeared on Top Chef, Pawn Stars, Food That Built America, Moonshiners, Today Show, Good Morning American and many more.A philanthropist and an Iraq War veteran, he's raised more than $10-million to help causes important to him and has spent a career trying to help veterans get help for their combat wounds. He is also the last man on the planet wearing ascots. Watch this Today Show feature on him: https://www.today.com/video/how-therapy-helped-a-war-veteran-launch-a-bourbon-empire-125271621815

About Watch Hill Proper

Since the opening of Watch Hill Proper we have been collecting the finest American Whiskey. The collection now boasts over 2000 bottles of American whiskey, a testament to our commitment to our mission. Come and explore our diverse selection and raise a glass to the craftsmanship that goes into every bottle.

Blind Bourbon With Fred Minnick: Big Race Style
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