Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Pure Kentucky XO

• Straight bourbon whiskey produced by Willett Distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky
• A blend of two mash bills: 72% corn, 13% rye, and 15% malted barley (85%) and 52% corn, 38% rye, 10% malted barley (15%)
• Produced with limestone-filtered, spring-fed water from a pond on the distillery estate
• Sour mash fermented in stainless steel for approximately 3–5 days using a proprietary yeast strain
• Twice distilled using an unspecified combination of Willett’s 3 stills: a column still made of copper and stainless steel, a copper doubler original to the distillery, and a Vendome copper pot still modeled after Willett’s original, patented pot still
• Mash bills are aged separately for a minimum of 4 years in new, char #4 American oak barrels from Independent Stave Company’s Kentucky cooperage and blended after maturity; non-age statement
• Aromas of corn pudding, chives, and sweet cream lead to an elegant palate of sweet buns with raisins, black peppercorn, and lemon zest with spearmint and royal icing on the finish
• 53.5% ABV

Pure Kentucky XO is part of Willett’s Small Batch Boutique Bourbon Collection and uses the same combination of mash bills found in Johnny Drum Private Stock but bottled with a few more degrees of ABV. The XO on its breast, though not an official designation of minimum age in American whiskey, hints at the over-four-years maturity of the spirit inside.