virtual expo

DECember 4th & 5TH, 2021

– degy world – youtube –

party like it's 1933!

Build your own avatar in Degy world and experience the virtual event with interactive conversations with brand owners, educational panels, tastings and more

Sat, December 4th

DEGY World (12:00pm EST – 6:30pm EST)

Auditorium Discussions/Panels
Access to Expo Hall Exhibitors
Live DJ
And more to be announced

Sun, December 5th

youtube (1:00pm EST – 7:00pm EST)

Curated panel discussions by
participating brands and Fred Minnick



  1. This is a ticketed event for those 21 or older. Please drink responsibly. 
  2. *Subject to change

tickets

GA Ticket

$25
  • Access to the expo hall, panel discussions and other programmed entertainment both days of the event

VIP Ticket

$50
  • Access to the expo hall, panel discussions and other programmed entertainment both days of the event
  • Will receive an official Repeal Day Expo Glencairn to enjoy private tastings.
  • 1. Must provide shipping information
    2. Participating brands will reach out to schedule these tastings
    3. Note your information will be shared with participating brands
    4. Does not guarantee a private tasting with brands

this years presenters include:

BLAKE RIBER

BOURBONR.COM

Blake Riber is the founder of Bourbonr.com and seelbachs.com, an online craft spirits retailer.

BRIAN HAARA

BOURBON LAWYER & AUTHOR

Renowned lawyer Brian Haara is the author of Bourbon Justice and founder of Sippin' Corn.

CHAD PERKINS

CO-HOST; IT'S BOURBON NIGHT

Chad is half of the spirits duo on YouTube, ‘It’s Bourbon Night’. Chad shares the channel with his co-host and now wife Sara Ahlgrim to educate viewership.

Chuck Cowdery

bourbonstraight.com; Whiskey Author

Chuck Cowdery is the author of several books about American whiskey and is a regular contributor to Whisky Advocate magazine. He is a Kentucky Colonel and a member of the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame.

CLAY BUSCH

FOUNDER; 618 MEDIA

Clay Busch, founder of 618 Media, is a longtime music executive and an architect behind multiple musician whiskey collaborations.

DENAYA JONES

OWNER - DEESTILLED

Based in Washington, D.C., Denaya Jones is the owner of Deestilled: a mobile boutique-style company, specializing in bringing the craft cocktail & tasting room experience to people’s homes.

Nick Wayne

Performance With Nick Wayne

Nick Wayne is a singer-songwriter that was named one of CMT’s 2019 ‘Listen Up’ Artists in addition to Rolling Stone Country touting Nick as their November 2019 ‘Artist You Need To Know.’

e40

Rap icon and adult beverage mogul

FRED MINNICK

FOUNDER / AUTHOR / CRITIC

Repeal Day Expo founder Fred Minnick wears ascots and drinks bourbon.

Gabrielle Nicole Pharms-Barr

entertainment, booze, and travel writer.

Gabrielle Nicole Pharms is an award-nominated Austin-based journalist covering the world of travel and spirits. She has bylines in/on Travel + Leisure, Imbibe, Bourbon Plus, UPROXX, VinePair, and more. She prefers her whiskey neat, and her electronic music loud.

GREG WILSON

BOURBON PERSONALITY

Popular bartender Greg Wilson runs the Downtown Louisville Marriott and makes the city's best Old Fashioned, according to Fred Minnick.

Jack Beguedou

HOOD Sommelier

Millennial entrepreneur, WSET ii Spirits expert, and content creative Toyi “Jack” Beguedou is building community through his spirited digital platform, the Hood Sommelier.

JAMAR MACK

FOUNDER OF KENTUCKY’S ORIGINAL BLACK BOURBON ENTHUSIASTS (KOBBE)

Jamar Mack founded Kentucky’s Original Black Bourbon Enthusiasts (KOBBE) and is a member of several industry boards, but, most importantly, he's opinionated bourbon geek.

Jason Callori

Mash & Drum

Jason C. is a drummer and whiskey enthusiast from his tasting room in Columbus, Ohio.

Jay West

FOUNDER AND WRITER FOR T8KE.REVIEW

T8ke is the moderator for Reddit.com/r/bourbon and is a rising star in the professional taster's circuit.

JORDAN MOSKAL

CO-FOUNDER OF BREAKING BOURBON

Jordan Moskal is a founding member of Breaking Bourbon, the popular bourbon blog.

KENNY COLEMAN

EX. PRODUCER AND CO-HOST OF BOURBON PURSUIT

Kenny Coleman is the co-founder and co-host of the No. 1-bourbon podcast Bourbon Pursuit, but he's known more so for viral TikTok video about an $800 ice cube. Yeah, that was him.

Lew Bryson

Bourbon Author

Lew Bryson knows how to drink. He's been a journalist on whiskey and beer for over three decades. He has written several state brewery guidebooks and a paperback called Tasting Whiskey. Bryson's byline has appeared in publications like The Daily Beast, Whisky Magazine, All About Beer Magazine and Whisky Advocate.

MAGGIE KIMBERL

AMERCIAN WHISKEY

Maggie Kimberl is the content editor for American Whiskey Magazine and columnist for Whisky Magazine.

marianne eaves

MASTER DISTILLER; SPIRITED VISIONARY

Marrianne is Kentucky’s First Female Bourbon Master Distiller since Prohibition

Matt Porter

Host; ADHD Whiskey

2020 WORLD'S TOP WHISKEY TASTER

PEGGY NOE STEVENS

FOUNDER - PNSA & THE BOURBON WOMEN ASSOC.

Peggy Noe Stevens is the founder of Bourbon Women and is in the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame.

SARA ALGRIM

CO-HOST; IT'S BOURBON NIGHT

Sara is half of the spirits duo on YouTube, ‘It’s Bourbon Night’. Sara shares the channel with his co-host and now husband Chad Perkins to educate viewership.

Susan Reigler

Bourbon Author

Susan Reigler is an Award-winning writer. She is the author of Kentucky Bourbon Country: The Essential Travel Guide and co-author of The Kentucky Bourbon Cocktail Book and The Bourbon Tasting Notebook.

official sponsors:

IN 2020, THE REPEAL DAY EXPO COLLABORATED WITH 50 SPIRIT BRANDS, OVER 50 INDUSTRY EXPERTS AND EIGHT MUSICAL ACTS IN THE VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT OF DEGY WORLD.
 
IN 2021, DUE TO VARIOUS COVID POLICIES FROM DISTILLERS, WE DECIDED TO KEEP REPEAL DAY EXPO IN DEGY WORLD.
 
THE REPEAL DAY EXPO RETURNS TO CELEBRATE OF THE RATIFICATION OF THE 21ST AMENDMENT. JOIN FRED MINNICK IN THE VIRTUAL DEGY WORLD ON DECEMBER 4TH & 5TH. THIS TWO-DAY VIRTUAL EXPO AND CONFERENCE WILL FEATURE THE WORLD’S TOP SPIRITS AND INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS. REPEAL DAY EXPO IS A TICKETED EVENT FOR THOSE 21+ YEARS OLD HAPPENING DECEMBER 4 & 5, 2021. THERE IS ONLY A CAPACITY FOR 1,000 GUESTS AND TICKETS ARE COMPETITIVELY PRICED SO WE EXPECT THIS WILL SELL OUT QUICKLY. WE ENCOURAGE ATTENDEES TO PURCHASE PRODUCT FROM OUR LIST OF EXHIBITORS PRIOR TO THE EVENT. THIS WAY GUESTS CAN ENJOY A DRINK AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE EXHIBITING BRANDS.  WE LOOK FORWARD TO PARTYING LIKE IT’S 1933. CHEERS!

CONTACT:

General Inquiries:
assistant@fredminnick.com

Become An Exhibitor:
justin@fredminnick.com

 

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