Pinhook Artist Series No 3: Double Blended Batch 01

Age: 5-years

Mash bill: 75% Corn, 15% Rye, 10% Malted Barley

Batch no: 1

Proof: 119.7 Cask Strength

Tasting Notes: A deep nose of allspice, walnut, dried papaya, and light brown sugar leads to a dense palate of apricot, crème brûlée, cinnamon stick, and dark chocolate.

Artist: Alexa Pulitzer

About the product: Making whiskey is an art, and nowhere do Pinhook’s creative impulses run freer than in our limited-release Artist Series in which we experiment with new ways of making great bourbon and rye.

In honor of this creativity, each vintage’s label features an original work by a renowned artist and inspired by the whiskey itself.

For Artist Series No. 3, Pinhook borrowed the “double-blending” technique used in making cognac: Brandy is taken from the barrels, blended, then returned to the barrels for further aging. In our version, we created two micro-blends — one at cask strength and a second at 110 proof — and re-barreled them to see how wood and whiskey might interact at varying proofs. Both batches emerged as equally captivating bourbons, so we decided to include both in this release.