2XO Oak Series American Oak

A rich smokey, caramel, vanilla, oak, almost barbeque pork/roasted honey ham nose, a robust sweet vanilla oaken body, spicy body, not overpowering, notes of caramel/honey ham, w/ a smooth quickly fading sweet oaken finish. Tasted neat in a sampler tulip glass.

The nose is loaded in oak and peppery notes mixed with the sweetness of vanilla and butterscotch. The palate is sweeter and loses most of the oakiness. Vanilla, honey, fig, and apricot infiltrate the roof of the mouth and coat the tongue. Disappointingly, the finish is rather fleeting with nothing really hanging around to trigger a salivating event and the want for the next sip. If you like your whiskey experience to be short and sweet, than this is the bottle for you, but if you enjoy a lasting complex finish than seek other options. At $80, this is a one and done as there are so many more better whiskeys at this price point to invest in. Overall: Nose - 3/5 Taste: 3/5 Overall: 3/5 Repurchase: No Type: Friday Night Pour

Dixon is on top of his game with this Oak collection. Very tasty.

Coming off a series of higher tier, get much more nutty notes with the tobacco and slight caramel.