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Jefferson's Ocean Aged at Sea Voyage 8
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
September 9, 2017 (edited September 11, 2017)
This review is for Voyage 9. I rolled my eyes at the concept of this bourbon but kept an open mind. This bourbon is aged for 6 years or so then put on ships that sail around the world, purportedly so the exposure to different types of air and the rocking motion of the ship produce interesting effects on this whiskey. In actuality, this is a disappointment. The nose is light and leads with a fair amount of ethanol before transitioning to fruity, sweet, and floral flavors, with some oakiness. The palate is watery, thin, and astringent, with a soapy quality obscuring what seems to be a very sweet, simple syrup palate. The finish all of a sudden manifests a dollop of rye spice and herbs, maybe the most rye-dominant aftertaste I've had in a bourbon. Overall, Jefferson's feels a little young and, at $80, is not a good value.
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Paul summed it up nicely. I think they hope you are standing in front of the shelf pondering over this bottle and you envision well-worn oak barrels being rocked up and down, with sea spray and waves lapping over the deck, misting them while seagull droppings dry on them in the hot sun. More likely, they are buried in steel shipping containers surrounded by tons of useless, mass produced trinkets on their way to non-exotic ports around the world. Sorry Jefferson's, but this whiskey is practically useless as well. Great review, though. Cheers.
Total marketing ploy. It's not like the barrels are just rolling around the bow of the ship taking in the sun and sea air. I'm sure they are secured in a shipping container and never see the light of day
That entire sailing around seems like a marketing plot. Or a tax write off for a world vacation.