Blood Oath Bourbon Pact No. 5

Albeit only one of the three casks (the youngest one, too!) was a rum cask, it absolutely shines through to make it's presence known. The nose (keep in mind, it's allergy season with an all-time-high pollen count) was rather muted and lacked any distinct scents, which I found rather surprising. The taste was incredible. A little hot in the mouth at first, it quickly gives way to some dark fruit flavors, chocolate-covered oranges, honey, and a hint of brown sugar and cooking spices. Heating back up as it goes down, the taste of honey becomes more and more prevalent. If you find a bottle, buy it.

Neat. This is a perfect bourbon. Buttery corn on the nose. Tons of vanilla. Nice syrupy mouth feel with tons of caramel and vanilla all over. Absolutely delicious in every way.

Not a fan. Far too thin for my tastes, and not really interesting. Tastes (and feels) like it's 90 proof. Slightly sweet and fruity, but really lacking in depth. Short finish. You can tell this was rum cask finished, but it doesn't taste like great rum so much as just vanilla forward, sweet, thin rum that affects the overall quality of the bourbon. I would pass on this for the price ($97) or any price north of $55. For the record, I had this immediately after trying Legent and don't know if that affected my palate, but I preferred the much cheaper ($40) Legent