Blood Oath

Lush three-Bourbon blend with an oath.

Luxco from St. Louis, MO, knows a few things about booze. Founded by David Sherman Sr. and Paul A. Lux in 1958, it now produces everything from Rum and Tequila to Vodka and Whiskey. This time, though, the main protagonist isn’t a distillery, but a man. John E. Rempe is his name and he’s a link between Spirit-making and science. Equipped with sharp senses and a degree in biology, he created Blood Oath, the ultra-premium Bourbon series for Luxco. So far, he concocted four Oaths, each promising it’s a product of a noble endeavor to find rare and magnificent Bourbons, both famous and forgotten. John protects his sources like an alphabet agency, so the origins of his blends shall remain a mystery. What we do know is that the fifth Bourbon offering is something, unlike anything we’ve tasted before.

The rare high-rye Spirit (only 15,000 cases planned) is a blend of three Bourbons: a 13YO rye Bourbon, a 11YO wheat Bourbon, and a 8yo rye that was finished for six months in Caribbean Rum barrels. The dark Rum sweetness is a fantastic twist to those well-aged Bourb’s. Each bottle comes with a natural cork and a hand-labeled certificate. It’s all presented in a nifty fire-branded wooden box. Expect dark fruits and citrus on the nose wan ith exciting palate and a lingering finish.