Clay Risen somehow narrowly escaped being a guest on the podcast, but we got him. We talk about some of his past work and his newest book, The Impossible Collection Of Whiskey: The 100 Most Exceptional And Collectible Bottles, that will be coming out in October 2020. So of course, we talk about chasing unicorns and our early bourbon regrets.

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Show Notes:

• This week’s Above the Char with Fred Minnick talks about unity in bourbon.
• Tell us about your books.
• If you could be best friends with any celebrity, who would it be?
• Do you feel like books need to be refreshed constantly?
• Talk about the different kinds of rye.
• What are your favorite ryes?
• How did you become the whiskey guy?
• What year did you get into whiskey?
• What is one of your favorite pieces you’ve wrote?
• Tell us about your new book.
• How do you have time to venture out to all different kinds of whiskies?
• Did you include specific vintages in your new book?
• What about exports created for the Japanese market?
• How hard would it be for you to open a rare whiskey?
• Now that you are covering politics, are you drinking more whiskey?

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