2XO Rapper's Delight Hip Hop Blend

Rapper's Delight – The Hip-Hop Blend is the seventh release in 2XO's Collectibles Series, built by blender Dixon Dedman in partnership with The Sugarhill Gang to mark the 1979 hit that gave hip-hop its first crossover moment. The blend combines a high-rye bourbon (90%) with a moderate-rye bourbon (10%), both double-barreled into new #3 and #4 charred oak for an extra 9 to 12 months before marrying. At 104 proof, expect melted caramel, French vanilla, and black cherry on the nose, a fruitcake-and-brown-sugar palate, and a peppery, tobacco-tinged finish. A collector's pour built for anyone who wants their bourbon shelf to nod to hip-hop history.

How to drink Rapper's Delight – The Hip-Hop Blend

At 104 proof this blend can take a single large cube if you want to tame the pepper on the finish, but neat is where the caramel and black cherry from the nose show up best. It leans rye-forward enough to work in an Old Fashioned for anyone building a playlist to go with the pour.

104 proof · Mash bill: 90% high-rye (35% rye) bourbon, 10% moderate-rye (18% rye) bourbon, blended after double-barreling in new #3/#4 charred oak · New American oak, char #3 and #4 · Kentucky