Best known for winning the 2013 NCAA Basketball tournament with University of Louisville and holding multiple college and pro records, Russ Smith joins the show and blind tastes an assortment of very good bourbon. Fred and Russ blindly taste: Maker's Mark 46, Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Barrel Finished with 10 French Oak StavesRabbit Hole Starlino, Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey Finished in Vermouth CasksFour Gate Private Select, Limited Release, Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in a Toasted CaskSmoke Wagon Rare and Limited Straight Bourbon Whiskey, NVFour Roses Private Select, SIngle Barrel, Barrel Strength - by Lincoln RoadThe new owner of Mr. and Mrs. Bourbon, Smith is well suited for this blind tasting. What bourbon wins it all?Subscribe to Fred Minnick's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg?view_as=subscriberMerch, including official The Fred Minnick Show Glencairn: https://shop.podcastone.com/collections/the-fred-minnick-showBecome a YouTube Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg/joinGlencairn provides glassware The Fred Minnick Show: https://www.glencairnwhiskyglass.com/The American Spirits Council of Tasters: https://ascotawards.comOFFICIAL THEME SONGThe Fred Minnick Show intro features Moon Tooth’s “Awe At All Angles”, available now on Pure Noise Record. Listen to the full song at https://fanlink.to/aweatallangles.FOLLOW FREDhtps://www.instagram.com/fredminnick/https://twitter.com/FredMinnickhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jghttps://www.facebook.com/fred.minnick/Buy Fred's Bookshttps://www.amazon.com/dp/0760351724/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=httpwwwfredmi-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=7cf6556bbccd99181248b3ae598a9c5b&creativeASIN=0760351724Subscribe to Fred's Podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fred-minnick-show-podcast/id1490483021https://bourbonpursuit.com/all-podcasts/Disclosure Statement: https://www.fredminnick.com/disclosures/