Lux Row grasp distiller John Rempe continues his annual pact with bourbon drinkers with the discharge of Blood Oath Pact 8 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey completed in Calvados casks. A restricted provide of 17,000 (3-pack) instances will arrive at retail this April at a prompt value of $119.99 per 750 ml bottle.
Blood Oath Pact 8 encompasses a mixture of the best bourbons Rempe might discover, together with a 14-year ryed bourbon and an 11-year ryed bourbon, in addition to an 8-year ryed bourbon completed in Calvados casks. Calvados is an apple or pear brandy from the Normandy area in northwestern France that’s distilled from cider and aged for at least two years in oak casks. These casks impart their distinctive aroma and taste to make Blood Oath Pact 8 a one-of-a-kind pour.
Like with earlier pacts, Rempe guarantees to make the most effective bourbon for the bourbon connoisseur, and as common, he guarantees to by no means disclose the origin of the bourbons used to create Blood Oath Pact 8.
“I’ve as soon as once more sourced three nice bourbons for Blood Oath Pact 8, and I’m significantly excited to incorporate a bourbon completed in Calvados casks,” stated Rempe. “The Calvados cask will convey extra tasting notes characterised by slight apple on the nostril, with hints of vanilla and cinnamon, in addition to taste notes of ripe apples, juicy pears, butterscotch and even delicate hints of chocolate. Blood Oath Pact 8 is a bourbon I’m proud to share with bourbon lovers, however the recipe is a secret I’ll be conserving to myself.”
Blood Oath Pact 8 encompasses a label much like its collection predecessors, however in a wealthy inexperienced hue to suggest apples and pears, that are used to make Calvados brandy. The official launch of Blood Oath Pact 8 will embody a complete allocation of 51,00 bottles, 1,400 of which can be held for a future Trilogy Pack launch. The primary Trilogy Pack, that includes Pacts 1, 2 and three, was launched in 2018, and the second Trilogy Pack, that includes Pacts 4, 5 and 6, was launched final September along with Nationwide Bourbon Heritage Month.
