TWiB: Pursuit Spirits officially opens on Whiskey Row, Fred Minnick has a new book set to release, Uncle Nearest is given a gag order

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4.8 • 926 Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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It's This Week in Bourbon for August 15th 2025. Pursuit Spirits on Whiskey Row is officially open, Fred Minnick has a new book set to release, and Uncle Nearest is given a gag order.Show Notes: Pursuit Spirits has opened a new two-floor experience on Louisville's Whiskey Row, featuring immersive tastings, a cocktail lounge, and the new Bourbon Pursuit podcast studio. Mellwood Past and Present tasting experience takes you through the history of Louisville's Mellwood Distillery and its resurgence with Pursuit Spirits. Choose Your Own Cocktail Adventure: an expert-led session where you learn to craft custom cocktails, giving you a hands-on education beyond a standard Old Fashioned. Founder Hour: An exclusive tasting with Kenny or Ryan, where you sample unreleased R&D projects and get a behind-the-scenes look at product development. Trial+Error Lounge: The new basement lounge, Trial+Error, is an unpretentious, bourbon-forward cocktail lounge celebrating bold experimentation with signature drinks and a vast whiskey library. The Beverage Program: The Trial+Error lounge offers a curated beverage program with bold, reimagined classic cocktails like the T&E Old Fashioned and the Rye-an Rita, along with small bites. Fred Minnick’s new book, "Bottom Shelf," is now available for pre-order, blending a memoir of his journey from combat veteran to whiskey expert with an investigation into the history of Old Crow. A federal judge is currently deciding on a receivership for Nearest Green Distillery following a lawsuit, as the distillery's attorney has admitted to a cash flow issue and a missed payment. Give 270 is raffling off an ultra-rare bottle of Eagle Rare 25 as the grand prize in their upcoming 20/20 Unicorn raffle, with all proceeds benefiting Central Kentucky non-profits. Barmen 1873 Bourbon is releasing a limited-edition commemorative bottle in partnership with Lainey Wilson for her 2025 Whirlwind World Tour, with a design inspired by her style. Old Fitzgerald has announced its fourth VVS Bottled-in-Bond release, an 11-year-old bourbon with a maroon label, available in limited quantities for a suggested retail price of $169.99. Support this podcast on Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's this week in Bourbon, and all dads know that frustrating feeling when dealing with house fixes.
0:14.0	Here's your headlines for August 15, 2025. Pursuit Spirits on Whiskey Row is officially open. Fred Minnick is set to release a new book,
0:25.8	and Uncle Nearest is given a gag order. But before we get started, here's a quick word from our
0:30.8	partners.
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1:07.0	Visit Totalwine.com to learn more,
1:09.0	spirits not sold in Virginia, North Carolina,
1:28.3	drink responsibly, and B-21. It's back. Give 270's 20-0's 20-20 unicorn raffle. For just $20, you get two chances to win from 20 incredible Eagle Rare prizes, including the Grand Prize, the legendary Eagle Rare 25, the oldest release in the Eagle Rare Lina. Get your tickets now through September 24th at 7 p.m. Eastern Time. Then watch the live drawing on YouTube at 8 p.m. Tickets and
1:34.0	details at give270.org. That's give270. Charitable gaming license or RG 0.002703.
1:43.3	I cannot believe it.
1:45.0	The day is finally here. Pursuit Spirits on Whiskey Row is open. And I'm excited to welcome you and the tens of thousands of urban pursuit listeners from around the world to come and visit. Go to PursuitSpirits.com, hit the Visit Us button, and schedule your whole
2:02.0	shabang. Find yourself a cocktail class. See what we're doing with Melwood, past and present.
2:06.8	Or if you're brand new to the Pursuit United product line, discover the pursuit is the one you
2:11.3	should do. And after you get done with that, visit our new cocktail lounge trial and error
2:15.9	in the basement and grab yourself, maybe a Kenny Sauer or a Ryan Rita.
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