Blood Oath Bourbon Pact No. 5

Nose: banana, heavy red apple, powdered sugar, bourbon and rum caramel, light pear / citrus Taste: high rye is definitely apparent with some black pepper and baking spices with cardamom up front. Slight hint of dill pickles. Very crisp light finish with minimal burn. Definitely blended well for what it is. One of them might have been sourced from dickel as I taste the charcoal sour note in there as well but it might also be the rum funk. Doesn’t stay on the palette long though. The oak is very strong if you hold it in your mouth long enough. Water turns the nose into very sweet powdered sugar dusted apples with caramel sauce. The taste adds the oak to the flavor but is mingled really well. It turns strong almost soapy and dry towards the end, but what do you expect from nearly 15 year old barrels. The TLDR is that this is a masterpiece of blending but the ingredients may not be the best quality / meld the best together. Definitely worth about 80 - 100 for a bottle or 30 for a pour if you can appreciate it

Woody on the palate but it finishes so sweet. No heat. Nice mouthfeel. Love it.