Distiller Notes
Pinhook’s 2022 flagship bourbon. Distilled at Castle & Key Distillery in Frankfort, KY; blended by Pinhook Co-Founder and Master Blender, Sean Josephs. Mash bill of 75% corn, 15% rye, and 10% malted barley. Aged over 3 years. All non-GMO and locally sourced grains; proofed with ground-fed, limestone-filtered spring water. A nose of baked peaches, orange blossom, clove, and honey transitions to a harmonious palate of vanilla bean, toasted almond, cinnamon, and butterscotch. Non-chill filtered; 50% ABV.
The Pinhook ethos aims to produce the best whiskey in each and every vintage. An increase in proof from 2021 to 2022 in their flagship bourbon exemplifies this approach. 2022’s core bourbon expresses an earthiness and spice that lends great structure to either sipping or mixing.
Although Bourbon may be produced anywhere in the United States, it is most commonly associated with Bourbon County, Kentucky, where it has been produced since the late 18th century. Made from a mash bill containing at least 51% corn, the Bourbon Whiskey distillate must be aged in new, charred white oak barrels. Bourbon Whiskeys are bottled at eighty proof (40% abv) or higher and cannot contain any added color or flavor. A versatile spirit that can be sipped neat, with water or on the rocks, it also performs nicely added to cocktails like the Old Fashioned.