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Join the clubA flagship Straight Bourbon proves that Ross & Squibb saved some good stuff for themselves.
George Remus Bourbon is named after a legendary Whiskey-man who operated on both sides of the law during Prohibition, earning the nickname "King of the Bootleggers." The George Remus line-up is comprised of high-rye Bourbons aged over five years.
Owned by and made in one of the country’s most historic distilleries Ross & Squibb, George Remus is perfectly blended from premium stock to become your go-to Bourbon.
First thing first… George Remus is a line of really good Bourbon. It’s also the first flagship Bourbon produced, owned by Luxco. George Remus Straight Bourbon is the entry-level for the range. The mash bill is not stated, but we know that Ross & Squibb has five Bourbon mash bills in production.
And while they could have blended them, we think the flavor profile suggests their 60% corn, 36% rye, and 4% malted barley mix. And it’s aged more than five years and bottled without chill-filtration at a lovely 47% ABV.
Smartass Corner:
The brand is named after George Remus — a renowned lawyer and bootlegger from the Prohibition era. He was arrested and convicted and allegedly served as inspiration for the title character The Great Gatsby in the novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Appearance / Color
Warm Amber
Nose / Aroma / Smell
The aroma is sweet with pronounced notes of vanilla, cherries, maple, and toasted rye bread.
Flavor / Taste / Palate
The flavor profile is vanilla-forward with plenty of caramel, cocoa, and dried fruits.
Finish
The finish is medium length, warm, and sweet with a smoked pepper kick in the back of the throat.
The Flavor Spiral™ shows the most common flavors that you'll taste in George Remus Straight Bourbon Whiskey and gives you a chance to have a taste of it before actually tasting it.
We invented Flavor Spiral™ here at Flaviar to get all your senses involved in tasting drinks and, frankly, because we think that classic tasting notes are boring.
Pinhooking means purchasing and rearing a foal based on its pedigree and either selling it or turning it into a champ racing horse. The same idea is behind Pinhook Bourbon: they source young Whiskey to mature and blend it into a blue-ribbon sipping Bourbon.
Pinhook’s high-proof Bourbon won Gold at the 2019 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, while the Straight Rye Whiskey won Double Gold the following year. In 2021, their Bourbon War Vertical Series 5 Year and the 2021 Flagship Bourbon won a Gold Medal each, with a Double Gold going to their Tiz Rye Time Vertical Series 5 Year. Pinhook is evidently doing something right!
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True or false: For a Whiskey to be bestowed the title of "Bourbon," it must be made in Kentucky.
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Pinhooking means purchasing and rearing a foal based on its pedigree and either selling it or turning it into a champ racing horse. The same idea is behind Pinhook Bourbon: they source young Whiskey to mature and blend it into a blue-ribbon sipping Bourbon.
Pinhook’s high-proof Bourbon won Gold at the 2019 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, while the Straight Rye Whiskey won Double Gold the following year. In 2021, their Bourbon War Vertical Series 5 Year and the 2021 Flagship Bourbon won a Gold Medal each, with a Double Gold going to their Tiz Rye Time Vertical Series 5 Year. Pinhook is evidently doing something right!