This week Jesse welcomes Fred Minnick onto the show! Acclaimed bourbon author and co-founder of Bourbon & Beyond, a bourbon and music festival in Louisville KY taking place September 15-18th! Jesse and Fred hit the ground running with the story behind Fred's famous ascot and from there, dive into how he got involved with Bourbon & Beyond (tickets available at BourbonandBeyond.com) his love of writing and what brought him into the whiskey world. It's a great conversation as Fred and Jesse talk about everything from comic books to magic mushrooms. You never know what you're going to get on the Bourbon Showdown and this episode is a lot of damn fun!