before Shawn introduced me to him, with that Top 100 Bourbon list. Recently I got an email from TW with some of his "top picks". I was reading the reviews like...yeah, TW must have thrown him a bag. I must not be alone in that thought, cuz they are frying him on Reddit, over these picks of "his":

I'm not whiskey expert, by any means, but this one made me laugh out loud:
“Notes of applesauce and elements of grain with a kind of oatmeal/oat milk finish. A younger bourbon that you might enjoy if you like something a little more intense.”

https://www.totalwine.com/content/trending/fred-minnicks-whiskey-picks