Pinhook 11-Year Vertical Series Bourbon + Single Barrel

Last year's 10-year Pinhook Bourbon Vertical landed in the Top 6 of Brian's Top 10 Everyday Whiskeys of 2025. This is a release we look forward to every year, and interest has only continued to grow as the series has reached double-digit age statements. Now with the arrival of the 11-year, we're excited to see how another year of aging has shaped the whiskey. Whether you've been following the series from the beginning or are just now jumping in, there's never been a more interesting time to explore the Pinhook Vertical Series.

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 is a unique opportunity to follow a group of 1,350 MGP bourbon barrels as they age from four to sixteen years, and experience the arc of flavors throughout the thirteen-year journey. Every year, Pinhook selects a group of bourbon barrels from the lot and blends and proofs them to create the most balanced expression of the whiskey at that age.

Blended from just 62 barrels, the 2026 Vertical Series Bourbon showcases a rich nose of burnt orange peel, molasses, white pepper, and cedar, leading to a coating palate of ripe strawberry, crème brûlée, toasted almond, and candied cinnamon.

Within the Pinhook Vertical Series is a single barrel program, and each year Seelbach's has the opportunity to select a barrel from the corresponding age statement. We play a fun game each year with our single barrel. Master Blender, Sean Joseph's  always slips a sample in he's earmarked as a "Seelbach's barrel". The nose opens with maple, cola and allspice. There's a touch of anise and dehydrated orange as the nose begins to open up. The palate is viscous with the same concentrated sweetness and spice from the nose. There's dried cherry, chocolate croissant and stewed apples. The finish transitions into roasted almonds and a splash of raspberry marmalade. This barrel was the clear winner once I tasted it. That extends Sean's streak of predicting our selection to 5 years in a row! Dense and sweet with a velvety baking spice finish. I'll pick this bourbon profile every time.

Today, we're excited to share both our 11-year Pinhook Bourbon Vertical Single Barrel selection alongside the 2026 Vertical Series Bourbon.