Made it through another Monday ... Day 20 of 24 Days of Whisk(e)y. Tonight I'm having Jefferson's Ocean Aged At Sea Voyage 22 Single Barrel Special Wheated Mashbill Straight Bourbon Whiskey, 45% ABV. They take this bourbon and toss it on a ship and go around at sea for a while so it sloshes around the barrel - does it make any difference or is it just a gimmick?
On the nose, I get caramel, cherry, salt and some mint. The taste is brown sugar, caramel and cherry. The finish in caramel and mint - it lingers for some time. With water, the nose gets some hay/grass along with the other things, pretty similar. The taste brings some salt for me, while the finish is almost the same but I am getting a bit more wood now. I could drink this either way.
Overall, this is pretty good, I haven't had the standard Jefferson's bourbon to compare it to, and I don't know if this wheated mash bill is much different than other Ocean Aged At Sea releases. It does run around $80 - and at that price range there are many things that are superior, so I can't see buying this again. Better than the budget bourbons - not as good as the cask strength bourbons I enjoy - will rate it 3.5 / 5.0
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