Breaking Bourbon Award Winning Single Barrel Club picks are selected by Breaking Bourbon, and whenever possible with the help of Patreon supporters. The bottles are made available to Patreon supporters first by pledge tier. If any bottles remain after all supporters have had an opportunity to purchase, they are made available to the public on a first come, first served basis. Each barrel is sponsored by a retailer partner, who sells the bottles directly to end purchasers.

Retailer Partner: Seelbach’s

Classification: Straight Rye

Company: CJS Beverage Corp.

Distillery: Ross & Squibb Distillery (MGP)

Age: 9 Years

Proof: 117.3

Mashbill: 95% Rye, 5% Malted Barley

Yield: 156 Bottles

Release Date: June 2025

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Rollout Schedule

‍Tier 1 - Friday 6/6/2025 @ 2PM ET
Tier 2 - Monday 6/9/2025 @ 2PM ET
Tier 3 - Tuesday 6/10/2025 @ 2PM ET
Tier 4 - Wednesday 6/11/2025 @ 2PM ET

About the Tiers

This is the 6th edition in our Pinhook Vertical Rye series, which will run for three additional years culminating with a 12 year old release. To clarify how this is different from Pinhook’s standard nationwide Vertical Series release, the nationwide version is batched, blending together a set of 9 year old rye barrels to represent the particular year. In this case, we’ve chosen from a select few single barrels that were part of the set and deemed worthy of being bottled individually.

Now at 9 years old, this edition is really starting to show its age. Distilled at MGP’s Ross & Squibb Distillery, it showcases those wonderful aged 95% rye flavors like in past years.

In typical fashion, we went all out with our Single Barrel Club sticker for this special set of releases. With each Pinhook release featuring a different horse, we ran with that idea and created an 8 part sticker series that when combined, creates a beautiful panoramic picture of galloping horses. For the final sticker (Year 9), we plan to do a little something special to cap off this epic vertical series. We’re really excited about this latest single barrel release and we hope you will be too.

Tasting Notes

The aroma showcases warming rye spice with accents of orange zest, caramel, and fleeting oak. Honey, brown sugar, and clove along with apple on the backend of the palate give way to a wave of baking spices as the sip transitions to its conclusion. Delicious cinnamon spice and savory tobacco are rounded out by hints of aged oak, pie crust, and sweet brown sugar. This is a sophisticated rye that drinks almost like a spicy bourbon due to its ever-present sweet notes.

About Seelbach’s

For this pick, we partnered with spirits retailer Seelbach’s, which was founded by Blake Riber, also the creator of Bourbonr and the Bourbonr Facebook group. An online-only retailer with a twist, we interviewed Riber to discuss how he’s running his shop differently than everyone else. “Unlocking Craft Spirits” he calls it - seeking out up-and-coming craft distilleries and learning about their process and tasting through their products to find hidden gems.

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‍Please note these bottles will not be sold by Breaking Bourbon, but will be sold by retailers we partner with in order to fulfill the orders and ship the bottles directly to Patreon supporters. Breaking Bourbon will receive no compensation from our partner retailers under these agreements (with the exception of a bottle from each barrel for editorial purposes). If you represent a retailer and ship to consumers and you’re interested in partnering just let us know!