The Tribute Blend is the third release in 2XO's Icon Series and was made to honor the parents of American whiskey blender and founder of the brand Dixon Dedman. It's made from a blend of Kentucky straight bourbon whiskeys with two different mash bill recipes: one has a high-rye (35%) mash bill and the other has a low-rye (16-18%) mash bill. Like other releases from the brand, this features Dixon's "Two Times Oak" blending process -- rebarreling the selected bourbons into new charred oak barrels. Available for a limited time beginning September 2023. (SRP $99.99)
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On the nose, there is a soft, velvety approach, with some red berry essences along with a fair amount of caramel and milk chocolate. Flavorwise, it leads with a sweet touch and quickly opens up into a spicy and cask driven powerhouse. Flavors are toward the low end of the spectrum, with a lot of wood and rye setting the pace. A long, long finish ends with a peppery vivaciousness we hoped for.
True that it is oily, wgich is great but at 104 proof, I thought the taste would be a bit more. Lots of spice.
Sweet cinnamon nose, rich, amazingly even, sweet and full, slight oily with light spice burn, highly recommend
👃Nose: dried fruit Mouthfeel: medium Complexity: medium Finish: medium 👅Taste: tannic and woody 60/100
Slightly sweet with subtle notes of chocolate and caramel. Also a very smooth sipper.
Sweet arome spicy finish. Smooth
Closest flavor profiles across the whole catalog.
