Pinhook returns to its Collaboration Series with the help of Brooklyn Brewing’s brewmaster Garrett Oliver. Pinhook’s Collaboration Series #2 is a limited edition bourbon of which only 3,500 bottles were made.
For the Collaboration Series, the brand invites luminaries in other sensory-rich fields to team up with our master blender in sourcing barrels of whiskey and crafting the blend and proof that best brings out their finest characteristics. For this, Josephs teamed up with Oliver, a 2014 James Beard Award Winner, to bring his intriguing sensory perspective to Pinhook’s approach.
Distilled at Still Austin, this high-proof, high-rye bourbon was aged for four years in the Texas heat. This results in a whiskey with maturity that far exceeds its years in the barrel.
“The Collaboration Series is one of my favorite projects to work on,” says Sean Josephs, Pinhook’s Master Blender. “It allows me to work with my friends from my years of hospitality; to learn how they see bourbon and distilling; to grow my skill set, bringing back some new techniques to Pinhook’s other lines; to make some unique-tasting liquid; and, of course, have a little bit of fun. It is important for us to stay curious, and that is one of the pillars our brand is built on. This is a great way to invite curiosity.”
Collaboration Series #2 also supports a good cause. Proceeds from the bottles will support The Michael J. Jackson Foundation for Brewing and Distilling (The MJF), which awards scholarships in brewing and distilling education to people of color in the United States, and of which Oliver is the founder and chair. The total donation will allow for the award of 20 scholarships, which will double the amount of what has been previously awarded.
“The MJF has now awarded more than 20 technical education scholarships for distilling and brewing,” stated Brooklyn Brewing Brewmaster Garrett Oliver, also Founder and Chair of The MJF. “This donation will mean that 20 more lives will be changed through the generosity of our partners like Pinhook. But more than just generosity, it’s a shared belief that we need a more equitable and diverse future. Big thanks to Pinhook for partnering with The MJF on this special collaboration so that our work to change the face of brewing and distilling is sustainable into the future.”
Last year, Pinhook released the first in its Collaboration Series with award-winning winemaker André Mack, Founder and of Maison Noir Wines.
Pinhook’s Collaboration Series #2 retails for $99.99. It will be available on Breeze, Pinhook’s text-to-buy service; Flaviar and at limited specialty stores nationwide.
