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John Rempe

John Rempe

Master Distiller & Master Blender at Lux Row Distillers in Bardstown, KY. Creator of the Blood Oath bourbon series behind award-winning whiskies including Rebel, Ezra Brooks, and David Nicholson.

Aug 14, 2026

Bourbon Showdown Podcast

Bourbon Showdown Podcast

John Rempe: Blood Oath Pact 12

Aug 14 · 1h 7m

Jesse Jones
Jesse JonesHOST
8:51
Well,
John Rempe
John RempeGUEST
8:52
I mean, food science is only part of it.
John Rempe
John RempeGUEST
8:54
I did that later on after I was already working... with Lux Co, the parent company, um, back in the day.
John Rempe
John RempeGUEST
9:01
But I mean, originally, uh, I was going to be a doctor.
John Rempe
John RempeGUEST
9:05
I was at St. Louis university.
John Rempe
John RempeGUEST
9:06
I was in pre-med there.
John Rempe
John RempeGUEST
9:07
And, um, I fully anticipated becoming a family doctor, family practitioner.

33 MINS LATER

Jesse Jones
Jesse JonesHOST
42:42
Yeah.

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