On the shelf at Great American Craft SpiritsOpen and pouring · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- Proof
- 98.6
- Age
- 7 yr
- Style
- BourbonKentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- MSRP
- $129.99
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“First Blood Oath double Italian wine finish — Montepulciano then Sangiovese at 98.6”
Tasting notes
- nose
- black cherry, ripe red fruit, dried herbs, and sun-kissed tomato leaf over toasted oak and cocoa
- palate
- plum, blackberry, caramel, and baking spice with light wine tannin and acidity riding 98.6; rye spice keeps the Italian fruit honest
- finish
- leather, cocoa, and lingering cherry-herb fade
Mash bill
A blend of several whiskeys, so no single grain split.
Undisclosed ryed bourbon mash bills (corn, rye, malted barley) — Lux Row keeps exact percentages secret. Pact 12 marries 9-year and 12-year ryed bourbons with a 7-year ryed bourbon double-finished in Italian red wine casks; the grain story is high-rye spice under wine-cask fruit rather than a published percentage bill.
- Cask
- New charred oak (primary) + Montepulciano then Sangiovese finish casks
- Finish
- 7-year ryed bourbon finished Montepulciano → Sangiovese; blended with 9- and 12-year ryed bourbons
- Best served
- neat
Why it's craft
Annual one-time Blood Oath pact with transparent age legs and a novel Italian double-wine finish from Lux Row's Bardstown craft campus.
Lux Row Distillers
Corporate-owned · Est. 2018 · Tours