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"The Sneakerhead Blend is a tribute to my passion for sneaker culture and the collectibles that speak to individuality and personal style," Dixon Dedman said when it launched in fall 2024.
Like every 2XO bottle (the name means Two Times Oak), it gets a second barrel. Dedman gives his high-rye bourbon (35% rye) nine months to a year in new charred oak at two char levels, #3 and #4. A higher char number means a longer burn and more caramelized wood sugar waiting in the barrel. That double-barreled bourbon is 60% of the blend.
Sneakerhead sits fifth in Dedman's Icon Series (the line 2XO now calls the Collectibles Series), between the Kiawah Blend and the Vinyl Blend, and has since moved to 2XO's previous-releases list. Whisky Advocate scored it 91.
The cinnamon and clove suit an Old Fashioned. Neat, at 104 proof, it can take a little water.
What does "2XO" mean?
Two Times Oak. Every 2XO whiskey spends extra time in new charred oak after its first aging. Here, that's a second barrel for the high-rye bourbon.
How is it different from the Kiawah Blend?
Same recipe shape: 60% double-barreled high-rye at char #3 and #4. They're separate batches with different notes. 2XO lists banana bread and vanilla on Sneakerhead's nose and baking spice and cedar on Kiawah's.
How old is it?
2XO doesn't give an age. As a straight bourbon with no age statement, it has to be at least four years old.
Good in an Old Fashioned.
