Basic single malt notes of honey and dried raisin dominate the palate earlier than warmed oatmeal and cream weave into the combo. Spice character is the one factor hinting at its respectable 114.8 proof, but it is so delicate at that proof–nicely beneath it, I would swear, have been this a blind tasting.
BOTTLE DETAILS
STEVE’S NOTES
SHARE WITH: Any whisky drinker, particularly single malt followers who will admire its subtleties.
WORTH THE PRICE: Yeah, I would say so. It is scrumptious at each flip, evenly complicated, like lots of Pinhook’s youthful bourbons. That is very a lot a less-is-more expression that is by no means out of steadiness or heavy-handed in any path. Pinhook’s grasp blender, Sean Josephs’ expertise are on full show right here.
BOTTLE, BAR OR BUST: Bottle positively, however bar if it is the one place you may get it.
OVERALL: Whiskey writers who dwell in Kentucky discover themselves tripping into serendipitous experiences, resembling being on the warehouse the place Pinhook’s barrels are queued for bottling. On a random day to satisfy Pinhook grasp blender, Sean Josephs, to commerce whiskey for aged nation ham, a recent tote of this whiskey was being transferred to a tank. With glasses on the prepared, Josephs snagged a few pours from the tank for a fast style. It was superb, and Josephs mentioned a pattern would arrive someday within the fall.
The nostril leads with crimson apples and grapes (from the wine cask ending) earlier than capturing straight to traditional malt notes like honeydew melon, white port, golden raisin, ripe pear, slightly pineapple and lillies. Graham cracker finally slips in with gentle oak, cinnamon-sugar and shocking trace of ice wine.
Basic single malt notes of honey and dried raisin dominate the palate earlier than warmed oatmeal and cream weave into the combo. Spice character is the one factor hinting at its respectable 114.8 proof, but it is so delicate at that proof–nicely beneath it, I would swear, have been this a blind tasting. The end is all honey, lemon and shortbread cookies with lemon cream icing. I am stunned and delighted by the subtleties on this whisky.
BRAND NOTES
THE COLLABORATION SERIES’ THIRD RELEASE
In our Collaboration Sequence, Pinhook co-founder and grasp blender Sean
Josephs groups up with specialists from different sensory-rich fields to craft ingenious,
particular version whiskeys in a artistic venture that epitomizes Pinhook’s distinctive
strategy to whiskey-making: sourcing nice barrels of whiskey and meticulously
mixing to artfully convey out their best traits. This very restricted collection
expands the chances of whiskey and pays tribute to the distillers and
palates we most admire.
- Distilled by Starward, a distillery primarily based in Melbourne, Australia, which produces, amongst different whiskies, Australian Single Malt aged solely in crimson wine barrels.
- 4 to 5 years outdated, thought of full maturity
- in Melbourne’s heat local weather.
- A mix of 28 barrels.
Jordan Salcito: On this third version, Sean revisited his wine roots with Jordan Salcito, our 2024 collaborator. Jordan is an internationally famend sommelier with a storied profession within the wine world and at main eating places together with Restaurant Daniel, Eleven Madison Park, and Momofuku the place her wine listing was named the “Most Authentic Wine Listing within the World” by World of Fantastic Wine Journal. In 2016, she based Drink RAMONA, a household of award-winning Italian spritzes.
She bonded with Sean Josephs over their shared love of wine and backgrounds as sommeliers. Collectively, they blended this extraordinary Australian whisky from 4 distinct types of Starward Australian Single Malt, which had been solely aged in crimson wine barrels, additional bridging the worlds of wine and whiskey.
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