The Book Stall (811 Elm Street in Winnetka) welcomes Fred Minnick to the store on Tuesday, February 24 at 6:30 pm for a discussion featuring his new book, Bottom Shelf: How a Forgotten Brand of Bourbon Saved One Man's Life. Bourbon is a $10 billion industry filled with folklore, half-truths, and downright lies and no one carries more influence than one man in an ascot: Fred Minnick. His podcast and newsletter set the trends that move the market. 

Part bourbon history, part participatory journalism, and perfect for fans of Cork Dork and The Billionaire's Vinegar, Bottom Shelf uncovers, for the first time, the greatest bourbon business mystery of the 20th century. Against this backdrop, Fred also shares his own incredible personal story and how an obsession with bourbon gave him purpose and a reason to live.

Wall Street Journal-bestselling author Fred Minnick has a book writing addiction and is the author of Whiskey Women, Bourbon Curious, Bourbon: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of an American Whiskey, Rum Curious, and Mead: The Libations, Legends, and Lore of History's Oldest Drink. He lives in Kentucky with his family.