Age: 10 year

Proof: 119.1 proof

Mash bill: 95R | 5B

Bottle count: 164 bottles

Tasting Notes: Apple jacks with a touch of turbinado simple syrup on the nose. Warm and inviting. There are notes of baked pastries and dried currants as it opens up. The palate brings in more of the caramel and dried fruit. Some ryes are fresh and bright. This is a rye perfect for a cold night around a fire. The baking spice is subtle but warming. The fruit and floral notes makes it delicious and ready for another sip. The palate continues to open up with canned peaches, dried oregano and sweet oak. The finish touches on toasted coconut and cedar. All cohesive as a really enjoyable pour!

About: Every year, Pinhook releases a new bourbon and rye, each connected to a promising young thoroughbred. The whiskey in each release is the best expression of our barrels at that moment in time, and we blend and proof releases to be as unique as the horse on the label. The Vertical Series is a one-time opportunity to follow a group of barrels, all filled within months of each other, as they age.

Every year over the next 10 years, Pinhook will select 150 bourbon barrels and 50 rye barrels to be blended and proofed creating the most balanced expression for the vintage. Join us on the journey beginning with our inaugural 4-Year-old bourbon and collect and enjoy the Vertical Series in annual releases from age 4 to age 12. The Rye Vertical Series will begin in the spring of 2020.