Jeff Ocean II

[whiskeyagonzo]

I was going to put this in the premium section but figured this is where it belongs. Anyway, I saw a picture of the new Oceans bottle. It doesn't say "Kentucky". Does that mean we most likely have LDI bourbon aged at sea or at least on a boat somewhere? If this has been covered I apologize.

[MyOldKyDram]

If its IN bourbon then it was probably aged on a riverboat casino.

[mbroo5880i]

I recently saw a picture of some of the barrels from the first batch supposedly aged on the ocean. The barrels looked brand new. They certainly didn't look like they had been exposed to a salt water atmosphere.

[squire]

Well the barrels wouldn't have suffered at all if locked in a sealed container. We talk about this stuff as if it was cruising around on a Luxury Liner when in fact commercial containers are shipped in ordinary cargo vessels along with the coal, soybeans and other goods shuffling from port to commercial port along the Atlantic sea coast.

[Old Dusty]

If its IN bourbon then it was probably aged on a riverboat casino.

Think they attached the barrels to the paddle wheel to increase the agitation. But that's the next release "Jefferson's Riverboat Gambler". That will be followed by the "Ferris Wheel Finished" and the "Bungee Cord Springback Limited Edition"

[garbanzobean]

At this point I'm pretty sure that Trey Zoeller is the Andy Kauffman of the bourbon world.

[squire]

I wouldn't pay extra for bungee whisky but I would like to watch it jump.

[whiskeyagonzo]

Fantastic. I knew this is one topic that would bring out some comedy. I personally like the Ferris Wheel Finish. I can't believe people are snatching these things up like hot cakes. What will be the next gimmick? Let's hear them. :-)

Edited February 20, 2014 by whiskeyagonzo

[smokinjoe]

I was going to put this in the premium section but figured this is where it belongs. Anyway, I saw a picture of the new Oceans bottle. It doesn't say "Kentucky". Does that mean we most likely have LDI bourbon aged at sea or at least on a boat somewhere? If this has been covered I apologize.

A quick trip around the web "suggests" that this may indeed, be LDI. One source lists it at "up to" 8 year old whiskey. Barrels on a ship that traveled around the world, stopping in something like 40 ports. That's about all I could find on it. Maybe, others can shed more light on your inquiry?

[Harry in WashDC]

I recently saw a picture of some of the barrels from the first batch supposedly aged on the ocean. The barrels looked brand new. They certainly didn't look like they had been exposed to a salt water atmosphere.

A couple blogs said the first batch (600 bottles issued) spent 4 yrs on 126 ft research vessel that visited five continents and crossed the Equator 4 times. Haven't seen where this batch went and how.

I have underwear that is older and has traveled more. EBay, here I come.:grin:

[whiskeyagonzo]

A quick trip around the web "suggests" that this may indeed, be LDI. One source lists it at "up to" 8 year old whiskey. Barrels on a ship that traveled around the world, stopping in something like 40 ports. That's about all I could find on it. Maybe, others can shed more light on your inquiry?

That's about all I could find as well.

[squire]

Barrels on a ship that traveled around the world, stopping in something like 40 ports.

Two runs up and down from Newark to the Yucatan stopping at the same 10 ports 4 times is 40 ports and a lot of sea miles but that doesn't sound so glamorous. I'd like the name of the ship which is a fair question.

[smokinjoe]

Two runs up and down from Newark to the Yucatan stopping at the same 10 ports 4 times is 40 ports and a lot of sea miles but that doesn't sound so glamorous. I'd like the name of the ship which is a fair question.

You've got the time. Look it up.

[squire]

That's about all I could find as well.

If these bloggers aren't giving sources then they're just repeating each other. Legal cargo on a research vessel? That's easy to tract, gimme the name of the boat.

[squire]

You've got the time. Look it up.

I would Joe but a vague reference to "a research vessel" isn't a starting point.

[smokinjoe]

I would Joe but a vague reference to "a research vessel" isn't a starting point.

It'll take more than a quippy one liner, but I'm sure you 're up to it!!

[Harry in WashDC]

I would Joe but a vague reference to "a research vessel" isn't a starting point.

Yup, I agree. After an hour of reading internet crap while watching the Nat'l Geo Channel infomercial on Pompeii, I turned up nothing more definitive - lots of cross-quoting, though, and almost all is about Ocean I. Even the Jefferson website disappointed except for seeing parts of some vessel in the background of some photos. Sorry.

[Added a few minutes later -] www.charlestoncitypaper.com/eat/archives/2014/02/08 has a short blurb by Stephanie Barna on Trey Zoeller's upcoming (Wed 12 Feb) visit to a local bourbon group to talk about Ocean II. I could find no follow-up. I did find a United "Hemispheres" article on Ocean I that talks about the first vessel which is owned by Ocearch which does shark research. A grade school friend of TZ's runs the org. Article is at www.hemispheresmagazine.com/2013/12/01/sea-change-2 and is written by Leah Koenig.

Must go feed the cats. Their dishes are near my stash. G'night.

Edited February 20, 2014 by Harry in WashDC

[Quantum]

Think they attached the barrels to the paddle wheel to increase the agitation. But that's the next release "Jefferson's Riverboat Gambler". That will be followed by the "Ferris Wheel Finished" and the "Bungee Cord Springback Limited Edition"

I am on a more limited budget, so I am going to have to stick to the "Bottle aged in an Xtra Lease Trailer" edition.

[squire]

That would help explain lost barrels we occasionally hear about. Still, it would be fun to be on the marketing team who puts positive spin on such stuff. I wonder how Bourbon would age in space, that's the next logical move. They could say it orbited with the stars.

[berto]

My hippie cousin is going backpacking in South America. I'm going to have him a lug some bourbon around in a sealed bongo drum. He can't carry too much so it's going to be a very limited release.

[jwacky]

These are all cracking me up!

[squire]

Is it too late to join the cruise?

[mbroo5880i]

I didn't even know Indiana had a sea port. Jefferson's has landed.

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[mbroo5880i]

These barrels don't look old much less used.

http://www.bourbonbanter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/JeffersonsOcean-AgedBourbonTreyZoellerBarrels.jpg

[squire]

No but they do look like props.