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2XO stands for Two Times Oak, and that's the whole idea behind Dixon Dedman's label: every bottle gets a second hit of new charred oak. For American Oak, Dedman drops chains of charred American oak right into the barrel. More wood touching the whiskey means more of what new oak gives, so you get caramel, toffee, and vanilla.
That sweetness is there to balance the grain. The mash bill is 18% rye, which puts the spice at the end of the sip instead of the front.
Dedman comes from a Kentucky whiskey family. In 2014 he brought back Kentucky Owl, the brand his great-great-grandfather C.M. Dedman started, which had gone dark in 1916. 2XO is his own blending label, and American Oak is the everyday bottle in it, the first in his Oak Series. It's the one we'd hand someone who asks where to start with 2XO.
At 92 proof it's easy to drink neat and holds up in an Old Fashioned.
Poured by Bourbon-of-the-Month Club Intro members in September 2026.
What does "2XO" mean?
Two Times Oak. Every 2XO whiskey gets extra time with new charred oak on top of its first aging. On this bottle, the extra oak goes in as charred American oak chains inside the barrel.
What's "Kentucky straight bourbon"?
Bourbon made in Kentucky and aged at least two years in new charred oak, with nothing added but water. If a straight bourbon is under four years old, the label has to say its age. This one carries no age statement, so it's four years or older.
Is this the same Dixon Dedman behind Kentucky Owl?
Yes. He relaunched Kentucky Owl in 2014. 2XO is his newer label.
