Day 10 Gift Drop 🎁 Pinhook 10-Year Single Barrel

12 Days of Whiskey is our favorite stretch of the year at Seelbach’s. Every drop is intentional: from unique finds, special releases, and the return of some fan-favorite bottles. For 2025 we think we’ve outdone ourselves. Whether you’re buying for yourself or checking someone off your list, this lineup has something for everyone.
 
This next drop is a small restock of one of our favorites of the year, The Pinhook 10-Year Vertical, as well as our Vertical 10-yr single barrel. 

2023's release of the 8-year Pinhook Bourbon Vertical was one of my Top 3 accessible bourbons of the year. The 10-year may be even better. Interest has only grown as the series approaches double-digit age statements. Whether you’ve been a longtime Pinhook fan or waiting for the right moment to jump in, this 10-year Vertical Bourbon may be the best Pinhook release yet.
 
From within the Pinhook Vertical Series is a single barrel program, and every year Seelbach's is allowed to select a barrel from the corresponding Vertical age statement. As these get older the selection gets more and more difficult, but here we have our 10-year selection.
 
Pinhook isn’t bound by a set flavor profile or proof, only by the ethos of producing the best whiskey each vintage. The Bourbon Vertical Series offers a rare chance to explore how age shapes whiskey. We’re following 1,350 MGP barrels as they mature from 4 to 12 years, watching the arc of flavors develop. This 10-Year single barrel bourbon is the 7th vintage in that series. Distilled at MGP in Indiana, and aged, blended, and bottled at Castle & Key Distillery in Frankfort, KY, it was crafted under the direction of Pinhook Master Blender Sean Josephs.
 
The nose is vanilla pudding pop through and through, with a soft kiss of tropical fruit cocktail, orange cream soda, and balanced sweet oak as it opens up.
 
The palate is just as creamy as the nose, leading first with that orange cream soda and growing into more prominent spiced brown sugar and well-complementing oak. A tiny touch of white pepper appears mid-sip, always kept in check by sweet oak and cherry cordial ice cream that continue to grow richer as you go.
 
The finish is plush and creamy, reminding me of what I love about the 10-year blend but with a bit more intensity. Sweet tobacco, caramel, and a Neapolitan ice cream sandwich carry well into a long finish, where a ribbon of spiced citrus lingers.
 
We also sat down with Sean for one of our Seelbach's Weekly Review videos where he shares insights on his new blending approach for this 10-year bourbon.