Jefferson's Ocean Aged at Sea Voyage 19 Special Wheated Mash Bill

Another solid edition of the Ocean Series.

I have to judge this on being a wheater. It is exceptionally smooth and avoids the wheater funk that ruins a lot of attempts at wheated bourbon. The nose is sugary, almost syrupy. Some warm baking spices and white pepper. Light cherry and a slight hint of ripe apple. On the palate it is really sweet and sugary like cane syrup. Fruit is difficult to find on the palate, but the warm baking spices do show up in the middle and warm through the end revealing the pepper and slight oak. It is a pleasant mouthfeel but is not very oily. The finish is medium short with baking spices giving way to cane sugar. Despite the other reviews that you might read this is not a long finish bourbon. I like the Jefferson’s Ocean series. It is reliably good and an easy drinker, plus it is a fun and unique concept. This bottle is not bad, but you can do a lot better with your $70-80. But let’s be honest, no one buys this for value. It is a unique and somewhat difficult to find bottle, so if you find one buy it. After all there are not too many bourbon offerings that give you an “experience.” So pop it open, pour a glass, and sit back and enjoy the voyage.

Salt and sugar.

Light crisp mild flavors

Frightening how a change of glass can reveal such different properties. The tumbler glass with a narrow neck I used revealed a nose bursting of dulce de leche and vanilla. A little bit of oak and Graham crackers followed. On the palate finds a bursting of tiramisu, amaretto, mascarpone cream, and vanilla with a little oak. The finish reveals root beer and sweet cream. Quite an exquisite dessert.