Spicy rye notes kick off the nose, alongside rich leather, vanilla, toffee, and faint eucalyptus. The palate delivers cinnamon, caramel, and pepper with a chewy body and solid oak backbone. Finishes slightly salty and long, with vanilla and a touch of peppery rye that holds. Bottled at 107 proof. Pure Kentucky XO is a small-batch Kentucky straight bourbon from Willett Distillery in Bardstown — built on two mash bills blended together for layered character. The XO label borrows from brandy terminology to signal extended aging; earlier expressions carried a 12-year minimum age statement, and the spirit still draws on Willett's deep barrel inventory. Double Gold Medal winner, San Francisco World Spirits Competition.