Based in Bardstown, Kentucky, Lux Row Distillers under the leadership of head distiller John Rempe has been making some of the market’s finest bourbons including the famed Rebel Yell label. Not content with simply crafting run-of-the-mill whiskeys, however, Rempe decided to put his creative side and certification as a food scientist to good use by releasing the Blood Oath Pact series – a range of sourced bourbon blends that aims to showcase the best the industry has to offer from world-famous expressions all the way to forgotten family bottlings.

Serving as the most recent entry into the series, the Blood Oath Pact 5 Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey is an intricate blend of 8 and 13-year-old high-rye bourbon and 11-year-old high-wheat bourbon all sourced from undisclosed distilleries across the country. Carefully combined under Rempe’s supervision, the whiskeys are allowed to marry for half a year in ex-dark Caribbean rum barrels creating a complex and well-balanced spirit brimming with pleasing notes of sweet and spicy flavors that works exceptionally well for both cocktails and simple neat sipping.

Each sip of this gorgeous mahogany-colored bourbon greets you with an enticing nose of dark fruits, brown sugar, and orange zest. This is then followed by sweet and warming palate consisting of sugar cane juice, dark chocolate, and pepper, all tied together by long, lingering finish accented by hints of honey.

Like its predecessors, the Blood Oath Pact 5 Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey is a limited release expression making it a definite must-have for anyone passionate about the spirit. So get yours today a while you still can and marvel at the exquisite flavors that only premium blended bourbon can provide.