Pinhook Collaboration No.4 (2025 Release, Neal Bodenheimer, Cure New Orleans)

2025Collaboration Series No. 4 by Neal Bodenheimer 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.This edition showcases a vibrant nose of sweetgrass, butterscotch, tobacco and nutmeg leads to a hearty palate of brûléed sugar, baked pear, spearmint, and clove. In this fourth edition, Sean returns to his hospitality roots with Neal Bodenheimer, our 2025 collaborator. Neal Bodenheimer is a celebrated bartender, bar owner, and author. In 2009, he opened his first bar, Cure, in his native New Orleans, pioneering the city’s craft cocktail scene. He later opened four more bars and co-authored Cure: New Orleans Drinks and How to Mix ’Em. Neal and Sean Josephs, Pinhook co-founder and master blender, beca