Pinhook Vertical Series Bourbon War 9 Year Old Bourbon Whiskey 2024
Pinhook Vertical Series Bourbon War 9 Year Old Bourbon Whiskey 2024 is the ninth annual chapter of Pinhook's award-winning Vertical Series: a 9-year-old Kentucky straight bourbon bottled at 114.3 proof (57.15% ABV) in a 750mL bottle, blended from only 100 selected barrels. The Vertical Series follows a single 1,350-barrel lot as it ages from four to twelve years — extended now to 2031 — so each vintage shows exactly what age does to the whiskey. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- Proof: 114.3 (57.15% ABV)
- Age: 9 years
- Size: 750mL
- Mash bill: 75% corn, 20.5% rye, 4.5% malted barley
- Barrels: Blended from 100 barrels
- Origin: Sourced from MGP, aged in Kentucky (Castle & Key)
Nine Years In, Named for a Racehorse
Pinhook is not bound by an established flavor profile or proof — only an ethos to produce the best whiskey every vintage. Each year the team tastes the aging 1,350-barrel lot and blends and proofs that vintage's expression to be the most balanced representation of the whiskey at that age, never chill-filtering so all the natural oils stay in the bottle. As always, the 2024 bottle is dedicated to a promising young thoroughbred: Bourbon War, who raced and won at Belmont Park, Churchill Downs, Gulfstream Park, Keeneland, Pimlico and Saratoga. The series' track record is formidable — named to Forbes' Bourbon Hall of Fame as one of the ten most highly rated craft whiskeys and to Robb Report's 50 Best Bourbons of the 21st Century, with the 8-year earning a Double Gold at the San Francisco Spirits Competition, a Double Platinum at the Ascot Awards and a Double Gold at the SIP Awards. Browse the Pinhook collection, more bourbon, and other aged American whiskey at Del Mesa.
Tasting Notes
Seasoned cedar, cardamom and preserved oranges on the nose; a palate of brown sugar, glazed almonds and brandied cherries; a long, lingering finish balancing sweetness and spice. Bold at 114.3 proof, with the depth and concentration that nine years in oak brings.
How to Enjoy
Pour it neat and give it time — at barrel proof this is a bourbon that rewards patience. A few drops of water open the preserved-orange and cherry notes. Collectors chase every vintage of the Vertical Series to taste the series side by side.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Pinhook Vertical Series? A year-by-year study of how aging shapes one bourbon: Pinhook follows a single 1,350-barrel lot from age four to twelve (now extended to sixteen), releasing one blended vintage each year at the proof that best expresses the whiskey at that age.
Who makes Pinhook bourbon? The distillate is sourced from MGP and aged in Kentucky at Castle & Key; Pinhook's team blends, proofs and bottles each vintage.
What is the proof of the 2024 release? 114.3 proof — blended from 100 barrels, non-chill-filtered.
Who is Bourbon War? A thoroughbred racehorse who won at six major tracks including Belmont Park and Churchill Downs; each Pinhook vintage is dedicated to a racehorse.
A barrel-proof nine-year-old from America's most ambitious bourbon experiment — order Pinhook Vertical Series Bourbon War 9 Year 2024 online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.