Tasting Notes
"Pinhooks high proof expression of its 2022 vintage flagship bourbon, Bourbondini, builds upon Co-founder and Master Blender Sean Josephs ethos to produce a whiskey blended and proofed to best reflect the barrels in a given vintage. Distilled at the Castle & Key Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky, this limited release bourbon was blended and produced in one 150-barrel batch and aged for 3 years before botting. This robust expression is bursting with aromas of fresh fig, apple cider, marzipan, and clove which precede a rich palate of dried papaya, coffee, cinnamon, and burnt caramel. Non-chill filtered; 58% ABV.

The Spirit
Pinhooks high proof expression of its 2022 vintage flagship bourbon, Bourbondini
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, 10% malted barley
Aged for 3 years
Limited release, blended and produced in one 150-barrel batch
All non-GMO and locally sourced grains; proofed with ground-fed, limestone-filtered spring water
Bursting with aromas of fresh fig, apple cider, marzipan, and clove which precede a rich palate of dried papaya, coffee, cinnamon, and burnt caramel.
Non-chill filtered; 58% ABVThe Pinhook ethos aims to produce the best whiskey in each and every vintage. Their winemakers approach to whiskey highlights unique attributes of mature barrels at a proof where the blend drinks best.

The newly restored Castle & Key Distillery, in Frankfort, KY, plays home to Pinhooks operations. Built in the late 1800s, Castle & Key was the original residence for Old Colonel Taylor. Beginning in Spring of 2020, Pinhooks proprietary mash billcrafted and distilled by Castle & Keywill make its way to bottle and become available for sale.

The Distillery
Pinhooking is a term used to describe the practice of buying young, thoroughbred horses, overseeing their initial development, and then re-selling them as race-ready champions-in-training. The Pinhook brand pays tribute to this practice and the parallels between investing in a horses potential and that of a young whiskey. Optimism, patience, and vision are paramount when training a young horse for future victory and aging whiskey until its ready to blossom in-glass.

Every year, Pinhook releases a new batch each of bourbon & rye; the whiskey in any given release intended to be the best expression of Pinhooks barrels at that particular moment in time. Blends and proofs change batch to batch to best highlight that releases unique attributes and can be thought of, quite appropriately, as a whiskey vintage.

The newly restored Castle & Key Distillery, in Frankfort, KY, plays home to Pinhooks operations. Built in the late 1800s, Castle & Key was the original residence for Old Colonel Taylor. Recently, Pinhook has begun releasing whiskey crafted and distilled by Castle & Keyamongst the first distillates made since the distillerys restorationand featuring Pinhooks carefully selected proprietary mash bills for bourbon and rye.