Penelope Bourbon Four Grain Straight Bourbon Whiskey
  • Category Bourbon
  • Country United States
  • Region New Jersey
  • Distillery MGP Indiana
  • Age 2 Year Old
  • Style Straight Bourbon Whiskey
  • Alcohol 40%*
*please note that the ABV of this bottle may vary California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 WARNING.
  • spicy
  • brown sugar
  • butterscotch
  • vanilla
  • toffee
  • orange
  • marmalade
  • sweet
  • citrus

Penelope Bourbon

Four Grain Straight Bourbon Whiskey (0.75l, 40%*) *please note that the ABV of this bottle may vary
Price $42.99

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Character Goatson

An easy-sipping dram designed to please everyone at the BBQ.

Mike Paladini and his wife Kerry had long agreed that if they had a daughter she would be named Penelope. In 2018 they had that daughter, named her as intended, and founded Penelope Bourbon at the same time with Mike’s childhood friend Danny Polise. As many start-up Spirits companies do, they have launched with a little outside help. In this case distilling and aging in Indiana at MGP and expert blending and bottling assistance from Castle Rock in Kentucky — whom they proudly call part of their team. And the team is working, with two successful releases under their belt and a fistful of awards already in hand.

Penelope Bourbon is a blend of three Spirits — two rye-based and one wheat-based with the same aging profile. Two of them are aged two years (one is aged three) in barrels that have a #4 char on the staves and the heads have a #2 char. And as it should be, the Bourbon is non-chill-filtered to preserve the most flavor and character. And although they have a higher-proof version, this one is for sipping neat as is at 40% ABV.
  • Category Bourbon
  • Country United States
  • Region New Jersey
  • Distillery MGP Indiana
  • Age 2 Year Old
  • Style Straight Bourbon Whiskey
  • Alcohol 40%*
*please note that the ABV of this bottle may vary California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 WARNING.

Appearance / Color
Medium Amber

Nose / Aroma / Smell
On the nose you will be greeted with classic notes of warm vanilla, toffee, baking spices, and a bit of orange marmalade.

Flavor / Taste / Palate
The flavor really bloom on the palate with a bit more heat to the spices and a note of brown sugar brûlée.

Finish
The finish is medium length with a distinct warm butterscotch note.
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  • spicy
  • brown sugar
  • butterscotch
  • vanilla
  • toffee
  • orange
  • marmalade
  • sweet
  • citrus
Penelope Bourbon Four Grain Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Penelope Bourbon Four Grain Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Dog Dogson's Smartass corner
Character Dogson
Bourbons are very high in vanilla, as American White Oak is naturally high in vanillins.
Bourbon must be made from a grain mixture that is at least 51% corn.

Speaking of breeding winner horses, two of Pinhook’s co-founders have horseracing in their DNA. Jamie Hill and Mike McMahon continue the tradition of their families as third-generation horsemen, owning a bloodstock agency and a thoroughbred racing company. Applying that knowledge to Whiskey just made sense.
Bourbon matures quicker than Scotch due to higher temperatures in American warehouses.

J.B.'s father, Joseph W. Dant, invented a still made from a poplar log at 16, as he couldn't afford a copper still. Although crude, it worked exceptionally well!

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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Dog Dogson's Smartass corner
Character Dogson
Bourbons are very high in vanilla, as American White Oak is naturally high in vanillins.
Bourbon must be made from a grain mixture that is at least 51% corn.

Speaking of breeding winner horses, two of Pinhook’s co-founders have horseracing in their DNA. Jamie Hill and Mike McMahon continue the tradition of their families as third-generation horsemen, owning a bloodstock agency and a thoroughbred racing company. Applying that knowledge to Whiskey just made sense.
Bourbon matures quicker than Scotch due to higher temperatures in American warehouses.

J.B.'s father, Joseph W. Dant, invented a still made from a poplar log at 16, as he couldn't afford a copper still. Although crude, it worked exceptionally well!

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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