I am so pumped to announce my first leg of the Bottom Shelf book tour. If you are a bookstore, distillery or bar who’d like to host an upcoming event, please contact assistant@fredminnick.com!

2/9: Carmichael’s Bookstore, Louisville, KY

2/10: St. Louis Bourbon Club Virtual Event

2/11: Columbus, Ohio Giant Eagle Market District at 840 W 3rd Ave in Columbus on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, from 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. Rare bourbon drawing, too.

2/11: Dallas Bourbon Club Zoom, late night

2/12: Cleveland Area: Giant Eagle Market District at 34310 Aurora Rd in Solon 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. Rare bourbon drawing, too.

2/18: Travel Bar, Brooklyn (sold out)

2/19: Bibliotheque, NYC

2/20: Buzzard’s Roost Distillery, Louisville KY 

2/21: Joseph Beth’s, Lexington KY 

2/23: Vero Beach Museum, Vero Beach FL 

2/24: Book Stall, Chicago IL

3/4 PADUCAH KY……………..ABSTRACTION SPIRITS DISTILLERY

3/10 Cincinnati Bourbon Club

3/11: Pursuit Spirits, Louisville, Ky.: Details TBD

3/13: Ponfeigh Distillery, Somerset, Pa.. Details TBD

3/15 NEW CANAAN, CT ………………………. NEW CANAAN LIBRARY

3/18: Cleveland, Ohio, area: Creekside Restaurant

3/26 LOUISVILLE, KY ………………… ANGEL’S ENVY DISTILLERY*

4/1 COVINGTON, KY…. REVIVAL VINTAGE (OLD CROW POURS*)

4/3 STILLWATER, OK. STILLWATER WINE & SPIRITS (TAILGATE STYLE)

4/8 AUSTIN, TX ………… TEXAS MILITARY INSTITUTE CASTLE*

4/10 BROWN COUNTY, IND …………. HARD TRUTH DISTILLERY

4/16 MEMPHIS, TENN. ……………… OLD DOMINICK DISTILLERY

4/21 WARRENDALE, PA … JERGEL’S (WITH SPECIAL GUEST)*

4/28 ELIZABETHTOWN, KY………………………. REVIVAL VINTAGE*

5/6 NASHVILLE, TENN. …………. NASHVILLE BARREL COMPANY

6/25 MATTY’S BAR & GRILLE…………………… NEW BERLIN, WIS.*

More to come. If you’re you’d like a signed copy now, they’re available here.