Pinhook Vertical Series 9 Year Cask Strength Straight Rye 111.2 Proof 750ml

The 2025 release of Pinhook's Vertical Series Rye — "Tiz Rye Time" — captured its ninth year of maturity. Distilled from a 95% rye / 5% malted barley mashbill at MGP (Ross & Squibb) in Lawrenceburg, Indiana and aged at Castle & Key in Frankfort, Kentucky, this vintage was blended from just 20 barrels and bottled unfiltered at a full cask strength of 111.2 proof — the highest the vertical rye had reached to that point. It launched in March 2025 and went on to earn Rye of the Year at the Ascot Awards and Best American Rye at the 2025 International Wine & Spirits Competition. Like every release in the series, it is tied to a Bourbon Lane Stables thoroughbred.

Nose: Cooked caramel, oatmeal-raisin cookie, candied licorice, clove, burnt toffee, soft oak
Palate: Vanilla custard, tropical fruit, baked apricot, lychee, candied cinnamon, lavender honey
Finish: Long, heavy simple syrup, candied licorice, orange blossom honey, balanced oak