Blood Oath bourbon (Pact No. 1) comes to us from Luxco, the St. Louis-based spirits company.  They are best known for Rebel Yell and Ezra Brooks.  Blood Oath is their first entry into the super premium bourbon category.  The ‘oath’ mentioned in the name is a promise that each release will be unique.  This particular release, Pact No. 1, is a blend of three sourced bourbons: a 6-year-old wheated bourbon, a 7-year-old rye-based bourbon and a 12-year-old rye-based bourbon.  It’s bottled at 98.6 proof – the temperature of the human body.  A nice little way to tie it back to the brand and marketing.  My review sample came to me in a nice wooden box containing the bottle of bourbon, a glen cairn glass, and an information booklet.  Beautiful presentation, but more importantly, how is the liquid inside the bottle?

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