Pure Kentucky XO

On the nose there is a strong vanilla amd toches of leather and brwon sugar. First sip has a good initial burn of peper, oak, leather, and char. The burn and mouth feel is complete amd throughout the taste. Fishish is subtle and longers a bit. Ice doesn’t change much but there is a slight subtlety in the longer and burn. Solid offering and worth picking one up.

This is surpringly like a warm cup of English Breakfast tea. Lot’s of black tea. I quite enjoy it.

A little heavier sweter tasting than old bardstown. Not a huge fan of the nose, a little dusty smelling

As noted, a solid whiskey that hits all of the standard notes, though I prefer a higher rye content.

Aromas are spice, burnt sugar, floral and a bit of leather. Flavors are similar to nose with spice and floral coming out more. On the sweet side with some nutmeats in the finish. Not bad.

Reading the reviews on this I passed on it until I did the tour at Willett and got to try it, and I found it to be quite enjoyable. On the nose it's super sweet, like toasted sugar with a hint of spearmint. On the palate there is a mixture of sweet brown sugar, allspice, and subtle oak that gets spicier and spicier as it finishes making for a long and enjoyable finish. For the $40 price point I think this is a home run for Willett.