Pinhook Bourbon Heist Crop '21

The latest vintage release from Pinhook is a collection of their casks with an average age of three years and four months with a citrus, floral, and nutty profile. The story of Pinhook Whiskey starts in 2014 with its first release. You see, each fall the folks in the newly restored Castle & Key Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky, create a single batch of Bourbon and a single batch of Rye. Each release is named after a thoroughbred racehorse coming up in the Bourbon Lane Stables — the horse’s stats are even printed on the labels. So each issuance is a bit different, just like each racehorse is different. It’s a great story and they sell out every year. In 2016 they refurbished the Old Taylor Distillery (mothballed in 1972) and are now bottling their first completely in-house Spirits. Pinhook does and exceptional job of holding our interest. not only is the Bourbon a tasty treat, but each year’s annual release of their vintage series is unique and named after a racehorse. In this ca