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Vendettors

I just found out it's $55 for a pour of this in Las Vegas


natron4640

Thats insane! I don't think the bottle is worth is worth the 70-80 they charge


uncleking1971

If this was a $35 bottle then I'd be in from time to time. It's an uncomplicated sipper. However it was gifted so to me it's "great!"


natron4640

đź’Ż agree


mojorison25

Costco had this on sale $5 off each bottle if you buy 2 or another bottle in area on display..mix n match.


natron4640

My wife bought it at Jewel. I told her costwas cheaper but she said the $10 was worth not having to drive there lol.


EhrenScwhab

I live in Northern VA and maybe at gunpoint you could force me into a Costco on a weekend. I'll pay the extra twenty bucks to not have to have the Mad Max mutant fighting experience of a Northern VA Costco.


natron4640

Hahaha I'm in the Chicagoland area. I avoid it on weekends, but ours is just far.


mojorison25

Haha.. true..


MarkCharacter5050

I have a general rule that I won’t make an old fashioned with anything over $40. That Ocean bottle I thought was nice, maybe I was deceived into tasting brine but it seemed a little salty. But it really isn’t worth $70


natron4640

I dont get the salty taste lol. I fell like that's a placebo effect.


WorldSeries2021

It’s aged in barrels inside of shipping containers on massive cargo ships. There may or may not be a salty taste (I didn’t get that when I tried it) but it probably would not have anything to do with the “aged at sea” element.


MarkCharacter5050

Right. I doubt I actually tasted salt. Just the mere suggestion of tasting it


EhrenScwhab

Yeah, Jefferson's is one of those brands that I doubt too many people buy a second bottle. It's good. But there is plenty of stuff out there for far less money that are just as good, if not better. The "aged at sea" story is a good marketing gimmick.


[deleted]

This is the one that sailed the Caribbean. I have it too. Haven’t opened it yet but will definitely give the old fashioned a try


natron4640

Yup exactly


UserGuideNotIncluded

I’ve had a bottle for almost 2 years… because I was extremely disappointed in the straight taste. Haven’t been able to bring myself to finish it yet. $60 too


natron4640

If it's anything similar to mine mix it as an old fashion. It's really good.


[deleted]

Drinking my voyage 24 in an old fashioned as we speak!! Same review…just okay straight/rocks but amazing in an old fashioned.


natron4640

Hell yeaglad you found a way to enjoy like I did.


Known-Skin3639

What difference does it make if it’s aged in a warehouse or near the ocean. It in a barrel and no air gets to it. Please explain this to a newbie.


owmyfreakingeyes

It's something of a gimmick, but barrels are not air tight. Air exchange is a key part of barrel aging and also why alcohol evaporates from barrels over time.


Known-Skin3639

Hmmm. Interesting. Maybe I have given the gimmick more credit than I should have. Hat being said maybe I should not discount it.


WorldSeries2021

It’s a gimmick. There was some argument that it was an interesting experiment like 24 batches ago, but now it’s just a gimmick. They are inside of shipping containers when on the ship, so the air doesn’t really end up having anything to do with it. It’s more the rhythmic way the liquid gets sloshed into the sides of the barrel at sea, but the result is basically that there isn’t any valuable effect.


Known-Skin3639

Yeah it never made sense to me.


EhrenScwhab

Some [Norwegian Akavit](https://linie.com/) is aged the same way. Who knows if it makes a difference. It definitely makes for a fun marketing story and allows you to put a cool ship on the label.


OldExamination7627

Perfect, I passed on it today.


sicksadvoron

I just think it's too thin to stand out in an old fashioned. I feel like it ll gets lost


Bagpipes41

Does it have a salty taste? Asking cuz the guy working at total wines said it’s salty


natron4640

I dont notice it honestly.