Blood Oath Bourbon Pact No. 7

Really delicious. Aroma: some fruit, apple, spice. A bit of rye. Taste: some more apple, some cinnamon, sugar cookie. Sweetness of grape comes thru after a few sips. Finish: warm, some tingling in the mouth, front of tongue. Apricot, more grape flavors. Some cinnamon and sugar. Really well balanced and each taste turns up something new. Great mouthfeel. Satisfying. Well worth it.

Warm & buttery

Wonderfully complex with heat up front and a rapid finish.

NOSE Oaky, peanuts, dried df, stewed apples, baking spice, blackberry taffy, leather and a bit of citrus and candy sweetness. Warm inviting aroma that stays on the darker side with some lighter fruit and citrus pops, but most interesting is the leather. PALATE Peanut brittle, oak, baking spice, biscuity, copper, dark fruit taffy, dried orchard fruit and touches of leather, candy sweetness and pepper. The richly nutty aspect grows along with the spice as the Blood Oath Pact 7 opens. It’s a warm and lovely whiskey but the oak is oddly muted compared to the aroma. FINISH Med-long -> Oak, peanut brittle, and dark fruit fade to herbal spice

Aroma - nothing really seems to come forward. There is a spice presence and some type of fruit… more tropical than dark fruit but I can’t pick point it. Taste - Surprisingly it lacks the complexity that I expected for a blend of 14 and two 8 year bourbons. Spice and oak dominate but it’s a little off balance. Add a couple drops of water and there’s more oak and vanilla. Spice mellows out making this an easy sipper. Overall - it’s good, but not great. The balance doesn’t seem to be there for me at this price point. Would pay $70 but apparently this one is going around $100.

Nice flavor. Had a an initial burn when you sipped but smooth when you swallowed. I had thought of leather bound books and smelled a rich mahogany while drinking this delicious bourbon.