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ACSA Unveils Certified Craft Seal for Distilleries

May 1, 2026

The American Craft Spirits Association (ACSA) unveiled the Certified Craft Seal, a TTB-approved certification mark designed to give consumers a...

Bourbon

Which Bourbon Won the Final $26-$40 Taste-Off?

August 10, 2020

The series of two blind taste-offs of bourbons priced $26-$40 came down to a taste-off between the two winners, Knob...

Bourbon

July 25, 2020

In this episode, Fred talks with sports radio personality Steve Czaban and fantasy football guru Paul Charchian, sipping bourbon and,...

Bourbon

July 23, 2020

By Kevin Gibson Fred Minnick knows his bourbon, top to bottom. For his most recent live tasting, he focused on...

Bourbon

July 18, 2020

Fred did a virtual blind tasting with country singer Sykamore, whose latest album California King was released in April. Along...

Bourbon

June 17, 2020

When tasting whiskey, your palate picks up what you taste in a moment. I think I always knew this, but...

Bourbon

March 30, 2020

NOTE: I wrote this story in 2015, but the magazine I wrote it for wanted to go in another direction....