Whiskey Review: Blood Oath Pact No. 3

Caramel, vanilla, creamy smooth from the barrel finish, toasted oak, apricots, higher spice than the previous pacts but still ultra-smooth for the proof. FINISH: Long lingering spice, balanced and surprisingly-smooth at this high proof, with lasting caramel and oak. Unfortunately, this time around, I was given this whiskey in a nondescript plastic sample bottle with no commemorative box. I’ll try not to let that impact my review: Tasting Notes: Blood Oath Pact No. 3 Appearance: Deep copper Nose: I get a big hit of fresh apricot and cherry at first, followed by caramel and vanilla, then dusty wood and cardboard. I see an image of fruity red wine in a stale cardboard box. Palate: Vanilla and caramel open the palate, with major juicy red fruit and burnt sugar on the back of the tongue. There’s quite a lot of warm allspice, especially with a few drops of water added, and some heat. Fruit and wood close it out, with oak lingering in the mouth. Tongue-coating, but not quite drying. Editor’s Note: This whiskey was provided to us as a review sample by the party behind it. While appreciative of this, The Whiskey Wash retains full editorial control of this article.