| Rating | 91 |
| Style |
Bourbon American Whiskey Whiskey |
| Produced In | United States |
| ABV | 49% |
| Availability | Year Round |
| Price | $43.00 |
| Reviewed By | |
| Reviewed | 2025-02-26 |
Pinhook Kentucky Straight Bourbon (2024 Vintage) Review
Distilled at the historic Castle & Key distillery, this 3-year Kentucky bourbon is more of an everyday sipper and cocktail component than Pinhook’s impressive “Vertical Series,” which is equally worth checking out. The mashbill features rye as the secondary, flavor-giving grain, and leans into notes of burnt brown sugar, dark berries, and cacao. Let it shine in a Manhattan and Old Fashioned before sipping neat, perhaps over a big rock of ice should the season permit.
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