Pinhook 4 Year Old Edition No 2 Garrett Oliver 2022 Collaboration Series 118.9 Proof Indiana Straight Bourbon Whiskey (2022) 75cl
Pinhook 4 Year Old Edition No 2 Garrett Oliver 2022 Collaboration Series 118.9 Proof Indiana Straight Bourbon Whiskey (2022) 75cl
A Whisky Situation UK Exclusive - A Rare beat released 3 Years ago that was cleaned off shelves in the USA when it came out.
Highly rated across several bourbon afficionado websites. See below for the Breaking Bourbon write up.
For the series’ second release, Pinhook has partnered with Garrett Oliver, brewmaster of Brooklyn Brewery and 2014 James Beard Award winner, to produce an artfully structured high-proof, high-rye bourbon.
Pinhook was founded with the ethos of sourcing great barrels of whiskey and taking a creative and unique approach to blending and proofing. The Collaboration Series reflects our commitment to exploring the ever growing craft whiskey movement and “pinhooking” barrels based on experience, quality, a little patience, and a bit of luck.
Benefiting the Michael J. Jackson Foundation
Mash Bill
- Corn75%
- Rye20%
- Malted Barley5%
- Proof 118.9
Edition No. 2 – Garrett Oliver
Garrett Oliver is the brewmaster at Brooklyn Brewery in New York City. He became friends with Sean Josephs, Pinhook’s co-founder and master blender, as a regular at Char No. 4, Sean’s Brooklyn bourbon bar.
Garrett is probably best known as the author of The Brewmaster’s Table and the editor-in-chief of The Oxford Companion to Beer. A professional brewing veteran of more than 30 years, Garrett is also a great enthusiast of bourbon, Cognac, and mezcal. In 2014, he won the prestigious James Beard Award for Outstanding Wine, Spirits, or Beer Professional, and most recently founded the Michael James Jackson Foundation for Brewing and Distilling, which awards scholarships for technical education in brewing and distilling to people of color in the United States.
With his 30 years of brewing expertise, Garrett brings an intriguing sensory perspective to our innovative “pinhooking” approach: sourcing great barrels of whiskey and blending and proofing them into exceptional bourbons and ryes.
TASTING NOTES
Cigar box | Roasted almonds | Burnt oak | Cherrywood | Savory
Tobacco leaf | Graham cracker | Touch of chocolate | Smoky wood | Chewy mouthfeel | Rich & savory
Spice develops | Maple sugar candy | Caramel chews | Tobacco | Spice lingers
Looking and tasting well beyond its years, this collaborative blend of whiskey distilled and aged in Texas delivers a rich, savoury sip.
The second edition in Pinhook’s Collaboration Series, Pinhook partnered with Garrett Oliver, brewmaster of Brooklyn Brewery and 2014 James Beard award winner. The release consists of 20 barrels that were distilled by Still Austin Whiskey Co. and aged in Texas for 4 years. A total of 3,486 bottles were produced, and proceeds will fund 20 scholarships in brewing and distilling to people of colour through the Michael J. Jackson foundation, of which Oliver is a chair. More information can be found in the company’s press release.
The whiskey is only 4 years old, but you would never guess that based on its colour and taste. It’s exceptionally dark in colour, and as a result appears almost “heavy” in the glass. Likely the result of spending four years aging in Texas heat, this intensity translates to the whiskey’s flavour profile. On the nose the whiskey leads with a slew of savoury aromas that include burnt oak, cherrywood, and cigar box. Tobacco, graham cracker, smoky wood, and a touch of chocolate comprise the palate, which is rich with a deliciously chewy mouthfeel. Spice and sweet flavours of maple sugar candy and caramel chews develop in the finish and cap off the sip. It might only be 4 years old (which is shocking once you taste it), but this whiskey gets everything right from start to finish making for a fantastic limited edition whiskey from Pinhook.
59.45% ABV
75cl
