Pinhook Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 2024 Review

🎙️ DadDimes on the Rocks – Episode: “Pinhook Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 2024: Horse & Horizon”

Welcome back! Today, we’re saddling up with Pinhook Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 2024, a flagship vintage from one of bourbon’s most experimental vertically‑driven brands. Each year’s release offers a new take on their core mash bill, and 2024 brings its own spin. Let’s take a ride.

🏇 Background & Concept

Pinhook sources its 2024 flagship bourbon from Castle & Key Distillery in Kentucky, blending and proofing each vintage “to craft the best—not the same” whiskey each year. The mash bill for 2024: 75% corn, 20.5% rye, 4.5% malted barley, bottled at 98 proof on average.

🥃 Tasting Notes

Nose:
Decadent notes of banana bread, butterscotch, red apple, and cinnamon greet the glass, transitioning into brown sugar and toasted hazelnut.

Palate:
Rich and smooth, flavors evolve from raisin, vanilla extract, burnt sugar, into a bold, nutty-toffee core with hints of roasted peanuts and cinnamon spice—classic Pinhook DNA, but refined by age and proof.

Finish:
Clean yet warming with lingering spice, toasted oak, and sweet brown sugar that coats the palate just long enough to beckon another sip.

💬 Community Impressions

Reddit reviewers find the 2024 vintage a pleasant surprise—with caramel, light oak, and alcohol-forward notes, but lacking deeper mid-palate complexity—calling it “caramel and alcohol and some oak” with minimal additional layers.

Still, the brand is praised in broader circles: SouthernLiving named Pinhook among the "Best Bottles of Bourbon" for its balanced flavor of vanilla, toasted almond, and gentle smoke—though not specific to this year, it reinforces Pinhook’s consistent appeal.

🔍 Who This Bourbon Is For

• Fans of high-rye bourbons looking for nuanced spice without overpowering heat.
• Cocktail lovers: Works great in an Old Fashioned or Manhattan given its solid balance and approachable proof.
• Those curious about seasonal vintage whiskey releases and how aging/shipment conditions shape flavor.

✅ Final Verdict

Pinhook 2024 Straight Bourbon is approachable, flavorful, and versatile, a showcase of careful barrel selection and blend consistency. It leans sweet with banana, butterscotch, and nutty spice—smooth yet not delicate. While it might lack the depth of Pinhook’s Vertical Series or Cask Strength bottlings, it excels as an everyday sipper or versatile cocktail whiskey.

Rating: ⭐ 3.8 / 5 – confident, interesting, and dependable.

If you spot it on the shelf around $40–45, give it a shot. It may not revolutionize your palate, but it’s a solid Pinhook to enjoy neat, on rocks, or in a classic bourbon cocktail.

That’s our pour for today. Until next round—keep your bourbon collection varied, your pours generous, and your stories bold. Cheers! 🥃

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