In the final episode of Season 1’s Bourbon Up, Fred speaks with renowned saxophonist Mindi Abair and celebrity chef Aarón Sánchez. Fred explores his days as a saxophonist with arguably the greatest player on the planet, while Sánchez boasts about his American and Mexican heritage.

The Lovell sisters, better known to their fans as the dynamic musical duo Larkin Poe, are a pair of rambling poet rockstars that happen to be fans of everyone’s favorite drink, bourbon.

Fred sits down with legendary master distillers Fred Noe and Jeff Arnett of Jim Beam and Jack Daniels, respectively. Fred and Jeff share a couch as they swap stories and memories from their illustrious careers at the top of the whiskey industry.

In his final on-camera interview, the legendary Dave Pickerell discussed his legacy and how he handles critics. Dave also divulges what they do with pigs on the WhistlePig farm in Vermont and why he thinks Fred is wrong about a recent whiskey release.

Bourbon. It’s a culture. It’s a lifestyle. It’s Freddie Johnson. For so many bourbon fans, their bourbon journey began on a simple tour at the Buffalo Trace Distillery, where they were greeted by a tour guide with a smile from ear to ear and taken into warehouses, learning all the tall tales of the distillery.

BourbonUp w/ Fred Minnick is a digital short form interview series with bourbon personalities, master distillers, executive chefs, musicians, and artists.