Jefferson's 'Ocean' Aged at Sea Voyage 28 Very Small Batch Straight Bourbon Whiskey 750ml

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It was 6:00AM when OCEAN Voyage 28 headed out into the restless seas of the Atlantic. The agitated ocean was steely gray and the red sky was ominous looking in front of a tropical depression moving north out of the Bahamas. Heat and humidity continued to build as we made our way south and the clouds threatened rain at any moment. We were dockside in Manzanillo for eighteen hours and another twenty four hours holding position just outside the Panama Canal waiting for our time to transit. Wave action was slight but the heat and humidity was oppressive. Through the Canal and below the Equator, OCEAN Voyage 28 made its long run to its anchorage in Auckland, crossing the international Date Line and advancing the calendary one day. The seas were very rough from Auckland through Brisbane and around Australia to Fremantle. Heat and humidity was replaced with sea spray and cold air that defined our journey through the North Australian Basin headed for Singapore. Air temperatures and wave conditions modified again in the South China Sea. Ports in Shanghai, Masan, Kobe, Nagoya, Yokohama and Hitachinaka were hot and the waters were moderate giving us a chance to thaw out and regain our balance before crossing the North Pacific to Tacoma and Long Beach. OCEAN Voyage 28 made another long run off the Baja Peninsula, through the Tropic of Cancer and down the coast of Central America. The air was hot and heavy with moisture. Rain would have been a relief but it never came. Our transit back through the Panama Canal was swift and smooth and while it remained hot and sticky, our final days through the Caribbean and up the Atlantic coast were smooth and clear. The humidity, dramatic swings in temperature and ever-changing sea conditions had the effect of bringing balance and richness to the complex array of flavors and tastes you will find in OCEAN Voyage 28.