Pinhook Bourbon has launched the third edition in its Collaboration Series.

The Collaboration Series is a limited edition, annual release in which the brand invites luminaries in other sensory-rich fields to team up with Pinhook’s master blender in sourcing great barrels of whiskey and meticulously crafting the blend and proof that best brings out their finest characteristics.

For Collaboration Series Edition No. 3, Sean Josephs, co-founder and master blender of Pinhook, chose to work with Jordan Salcito, an internationally renowned sommelier with a storied career in the wine world and at leading restaurants including Restaurant Daniel, Eleven Madison Park, and Momofuku where her wine list was named the “Most Original Wine List in the World” by World of Fine Wine Magazine. In 2016, she founded Drink RAMONA, a family of award-winning Italian spritzes.

Further blending the wine and whiskey worlds, Josephs sourced liquid from Australia’s Starward Whisky. Starward is known for aging its whiskey in red wine barrels and in Melbourne, Australia’s notoriously wild climate. Blended from 28 barrels of Starward single malt aged four to five years, the result is a 114.8 proof (57.4% ABV) Australian Single Malt Whisky with “a nose of poached pear, vanilla curd, cardamom, and light cedar that leads to a luxurious palate of raspberries, wild honey, clove, and graham cracker.”

Pinhook Collaboration Series Edition No. 3 carries a suggested retail price of $99.99 and is available through Breeze (Pinhook’s text-to-buy platform), Pinhook’s website, and select retailers nationwide.

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Pinhook has announced the launch of its latest release, the Vertical Series Bourbon 9 Year.

The Pinhook Vertical Series follows a single group of bourbon and rye barrels sourced from Midwest Grain Products (MGP) of Indiana as they mature from four to 12 years of age at Castle & Key in Frankfort, Kentucky. Made with a set mash bill (75% corn, 20.5% rye, and 4.5% malted barley), barrels, and similar fill dates, the only thing affecting aroma and flavor of the spirit is the aging process itself.

Pinhook Vertical Series Bourbon 9 Year is blended from 100 barrels and bottled at 114.3 proof (57.15% ABV). It’s described as having aromas of “seasoned cedar, cardamon, and preserved oranges,” followed by notes of “brown sugar, glazed almonds, and brandied cherries” on the palate.

Staying true to its racehorse roots, Pinhook is dedicated to showcasing a thoroughbred on each bottle. The Vertical Series Bourbon bottles all feature Bourbon War, who raced and won at Belmont Park, Churchill Downs, Gulfstream Park, Keeneland, Pimlico Race Course, and Saratoga.

Pinhook Vertical Series Bourbon 9 Year carries a suggested retail price of $92.99 and is available now through Breeze (Pinhook’s text-to-buy platform), Pinhook’s website, and at select retailers nationwide.

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Pinhook has announced the launch of Pinhook 5 Year Old Cask Strength Bourbon, a new expression that joins Pinhook’s Flagship Bourbon and Rye in the brand’s core range.

Distilled and aged at Frankfort, KY based Castle & Key for five years, the 2024 vintage of Pinhook 5 Year Old Cask Strength Bourbon is blended from 120 barrels and bottled at 118.2% proof (59.1% ABV), and has a mash bill of 75% corn, 15% rye, and 10% barley.

The 2024 release of Pinhook 5 Year Old Cask Strength Bourbon is described as having aromas of “molasses, roasted peanuts, and caramel” and flavors of “baked apricot, vanilla, and burnt sugar.”

The 2024 release of Pinhook 5 Year Old Cask Strength Bourbon carries a retail price of $64.99 and is available now through pinhook.com and at retailers nationwide.

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Pinhook has announced the launch of its latest release, the Vertical Series Rye 8 Year.

The Pinhook Vertical Series follows a single group of bourbon and rye barrels sourced from Midwest Grain Products (MGP) of Indiana as they mature from four to 12 years of age at Castle & Key in Frankfort, Kentucky. Made with a set mash bill (95% rye and 5% malted barley), barrels, and similar fill dates, the only thing affecting aroma and flavor of the spirit is the aging process itself.

Pinhook Vertical Series Rye 8 Year is blended from 32 barrels and bottled at 108.4 proof (54.2% ABV). It’s described as having aromas of “orange zest, green apple, caramel, and cinnamon,” leading to notes of “licorice, burnt sugar, cedar, and clove” on the palate.

Staying true to its racehorse roots, Pinhook is dedicated to showcasing a thoroughbred on each bottle. The Vertical Series Rye bottles all feature Tiz Rye Time, a magnificent thoroughbred colt that competed at Churchill Downs, Keeneland, and Saratoga Springs racetracks.

Pinhook Vertical Series Rye 8 Year carries a retail price of $84.99 and is available now through Breeze (Pinhook’s text-to-buy platform) and at select retailers nationwide.

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Pinhook has announced the launch of its latest release, the Vertical Series Bourbon 8 Year.

The Pinhook Vertical Series follows a single group of bourbon and rye barrels sourced from Midwest Grain Products (MGP) of Indiana as they mature from four to 12 years of age at Castle & Key in Frankfort, Kentucky. Made with a set mash bill (75% corn, 20.5% rye, and 4.5% malted barley), barrels, and similar fill dates, the only thing affecting aroma and flavor of the spirit is the aging process itself.

Pinhook Vertical Series Bourbon 8 Year is blended from 120 barrels and bottled at 114.6 proof (57.3% ABV). It’s described as having aromas of “orange curacao, oloroso sherry, clove, and brown sugar,” followed by notes of “cherry, plum, cinnamon, and burnt sugar” on the palate.

Staying true to its racehorse roots, Pinhook is dedicated to showcasing a thoroughbred on each bottle. The Vertical Series Bourbon bottles all feature Bourbon War, who raced and won at Belmont Park, Churchill Downs, Gulfstream Park, Keeneland, Pimlico Race Course, and Saratoga. With the same horse on each bottle representing this series, the different vintages can be identified by the geometric shapes on their labels, which change every year, as well as the age statement on the top label.

Pinhook Vertical Series Bourbon 8 Year carries a retail price of $89.99 and is available now through Breeze (Pinhook’s text-to-buy platform) and at select retailers nationwide.

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Pinhook Bourbon has released the third vintage in its limited edition Artist Series collection, Artist Series No. 3 Double Blended Bourbon. For this year’s vintage, Pinhook borrowed a technique used in making Cognac. During that process, Brandy is taken from barrels, blended, and then returned to the barrels for further aging.

Pinhook has re-barreled one micro-blend at cask strength and a second at 110 proof to see how wood and whiskey might interact at varying proofs. The resulting bourbon is described as “deep and rich with harmonious fruit-forward flavors like apricot and dried mango.”

Pinhook Bourbon’s Artist Series dedicates each vintage’s label to feature original work commissioned by a renowned artist and inspired by the whiskey itself. This year’s vintage features artwork by New Orleans-based artist, Alexa Pulitzer. To capture the story behind this bottle, Alexa created an illustration of Pinhook’s Master Blender, Sean Josephs, deeply engrossed in the blending process.

Distilled at Castle & Key and bottled by Kentucky Artisan Distillery, Pinhook Artist Series No. 3 Double Blended Bourbon will be available on Breeze (Pinhook’s text-to-buy service) and at select retailers nationwide for a suggested retail price of $81.99.

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Pinhook has announced the launch of Rye & Sons 2022 Straight Rye Whiskey, the first release in a new line created in collaboration between André Hueston Mack, the founder and award-winning winemaker of Maison Noir Wines, and Pinhook Master Blender, Sean Josephs.

Rye & Sons 2022 Straight Rye Whiskey is bottled at 97.5 proof (48.75% ABV) and described as having aromas of “orange zest, cane syrup, clove, and eucalyptus,” with flavors of “anise, roasted nectarine, salted caramel, and cinnamon” on the palate.

Rye & Sons 2022 Straight Rye Whiskey is available now for a suggested retail price of $28.99 for a 750 mL bottle.

Pinhook has announced the launch of its latest release, the Vertical Series Rye 7 Year.

The Pinhook Vertical Series follows a single group of bourbon and rye barrels sourced from Midwest Grain Products (MGP) of Indiana as they mature from four to 12 years of age at Castle & Key in Frankfort, Kentucky. Made with a set mash bill (95% rye and 5% malted barley), barrels, and similar fill dates, the only thing affecting aroma and flavor of the spirit is the aging process itself.

Pinhook Vertical Series Rye 7 Year is blended from 28 barrels and bottled at 105.12 proof (52.56% ABV). It’s described as having aromas of “caramel, orange zest, cedar, and clove,” followed by notes of “chocolate, root beer, cardamom, and tobacco” on the palate.

Staying true to its racehorse roots, Pinhook is dedicated to showcasing a thoroughbred on each bottle. The Vertical Series Rye bottles all feature Tiz Rye Time, a magnificent thoroughbred colt that competed at Churchill Downs, Keeneland, and Saratoga Springs racetracks. With the same horse on each bottle representing this series, the different vintages can be identified by the geometric shapes on their labels, which change every year, as well as the age statement on the top label.

Pinhook Vertical Series Rye 7 Year carries a retail price of $77.99 and is available now through Breeze (Pinhook’s text-to-buy platform) and at select retailers nationwide.

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