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Squire wrote:The point is the video was loaded for the guy to pick the Ocean and with a 50/50 chance he still guessed wrong.
I was more struck by Zoeller's admission the JP bottlings which were advertized as containing SW distillate were also blended with whisky from other sources.
crappie_fisherman wrote:loopline wrote:I love Jeffersons Reserve, and I want to try the Ocean, but I live in "nowheres-ville" Indiana, so it seems unlikley Ill find it and Indiana has strict laws about importing it via mail, only some companies have licenses to ship it in, that or they just haven't had any issues so they do it.
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Its all subjective, but Id love to hear how you rate them, since you have both.
Loopline,
I am in Indiana as well...and was able to find a bottle...granted I'm not in nowheres-ville though...but by comparision to other states...most of Indiana is nowheres-ville...LOL...
I was able to find my bottle at one of the local liquor shops without much prodding...although apparently the manager had it "set aside" for himself...and somehow my lovely wife convinced him he should sell it......I just have to give him a taste...hopefully he meant the hooch and not my wife!
As far as tastes being subjective...absolutely correct...I've got many friends that love totally different flavor profiles than me...for instance my tastes and HH juice just don't seem to click...
Joe.
Squire wrote:Joe I'm glad you're enjoying your choice, drink it in good health.
On a side note for you fellas shopping in Indiana I suggest Crown Liquor's private barrel selection from Four Roses. It's an 11 year old OBSK that sells for $50 and just won Best Bourbon award at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
Squire wrote:
... It sounds good on paper but in actual taste tests conducted by Jeffersons their regular whisky beat out the Ocean and actually appeared to be the more mature.
Squire wrote:http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/this-could-be-big-abc-news/boats-better-tasting-whiskey-210812362.html?vp=1
I think what we can take from this is what matters is the whisky is well aged and leaving it undisturbed in the warehouse still produces the best results.
coffeecupman wrote:...
But what's great is we have one absolute in the middle of all these mabyes - Joe's pleasure with this bourbon. As I said, this one has a high novelty factor for me as an offshore worker, so all it really has to be for me to win is decent. Video or no video, and everything being subjective and all, Joe's comments are first hand non-industry suggestion that it holds its own and is enjoyable. He didn't say it's the best bourbon in the world, just that his opinion is it's good and he enjoys it. I thank him for that, because most of the posts out there from regular drinkers about this bourbon are just about cutting it down because they think the idea is stupid. I'm pleased to see a real person come out and tell us that he likes it, even when everyone else is focused on calling the product poor (I'm not directing this at you, Squire - more the many comments I've read around the web).
ccm
coffeecupman wrote:Understood, Squire.
Bunkered to 9 fathoms. Full steam ahead.
ccm
Squire wrote:Joe I suggest your needle is stuck on this video. My opinion on Jeffersons goes back to including them in tastings since their first introduction some 15 years ago, back when they were still pretending to have to made the whisky themselves. I have been drinking Bourbon for fifty years, though I've only been conducting blind and comparative taste tests for the last 20 years or so. My conclusions are based on first hand experience rather than internet gleanings.
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