Blood Oath Pact No. 5 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Finished in Caribbean Rum Casks
49.3% ABV
$100
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We would like to thank Luxco and Common Ground PR for sending us samples to review.
What the Blender Says
A masterful union of three well-bred bourbons. One, a 13-year mahogany bourbon, un‑apologetically peppery with shavings of dark chocolate. Two, an 11-year silky, wheated bourbon rich with vanilla and honey. And three, an 8-year find, finished in Caribbean rum barrels to impart orange, brown sugar and warm island spice. Every sip, an uncharted, sensory adventure.
This year’s release returns to its original fire-branded wooden display box. Like its predecessors, the bottle is topped with a custom, eco-friendly natural cork, sealed and hand-labeled with certificate-style paper stock, including Rempe’s signature, and bottled at 98.6 proof. Pact No. 5 is available globally in 750ml bottles, with a suggested retail price of $99.99.
Pact No. 5 is a limited release, with only 15,000 cases (3-packs) created; this bourbon will never be made again. The Blood Oath series launched in 2015 with Pact No. 1, and will highlight a different variant, or Pact, each year.
“This series, and the creativity it allows, is something I am passionate about and always looking for new combinations and ideas,” says Rempe.
TASTING NOTES
APPEARANCE: Deep dark amber with long legs.
AROMA: Sweet, vanilla and brown sugar, hints of dark rum.
PALATE: Sweet dark rum notes, vanilla, carmalized sugar, dark fruit.
FINISH: A long finish with hints of brown sugar and raisins.
What Gary Says
Nose: Vanilla icing with light caramel drizzled over Jamaican rum cake, hints of molasses and banana.
Palate: Creamy mouthfeel, raisin bread w/ dark rum vanilla icing, notes of cinnamon and clove.
Finish: Moderate in length, rum raisin ice cream.
Comments: The rum cask finish is clear on all fronts, and this is definitely on the sweet side of whiskey – but not excessively so. In fact the palate is quite well balanced. Fans of both whiskey and rum (and of rum cask finishing) aren’t likely to be disappointed.