Traveller Whiskey

Tarnished brass in color, bright and vibrant. Runs off the glass fairly quickly, but leaves a sticky ring behind. The nose is pretty easy going, with plenty of corn, a bit of caramel, and leather. I don't think I use that descriptor often, but it seems to fit the bill here. Soft on the palate, there's an initial sweetness that seems to add to that. The mid palette is spicy and quite warm and it seems like that might take over, but it yields to a pleasant light cream corn note and sawdust before bringing back in bits of vanilla. There's something else going on under the radar here. Maybe milk chocolate covered peanuts? There's some baking spice notes that pop up after the oak dominated finish starts to fade Pretty well balanced and very easy to drink. Certainly nothing to write home about, but it's not disappointing, especially for the price tag!

I'm the furthest thing from a fan of Country music... but I do like Chris Stapleton. So when I first read about this whiskey, I figured I would allow myself to buy into the whole association with him once I found it. Color: Medium Copper Nose: Fairly tame with vanilla. After swirling it around in the glass a little (Not sure why I did that — I never do), I get something like an apple Jolly Rancher candy(!), as well as some alcohol. Palate: Very light with some spice and very little burn. It's "pleasant". Slightly sweet but mostly spicy. I've read other reviews that say it's "unremarkable" or something to that affect. I agree. This is good, but not fantastic. It's better than some bourbons that I have had, so there's that. I'll put it this way — I had Bulleit with dinner a little while ago, and I prefer this. Finish: Short and really not a lot happening. One of those, "I'm glad I bought and tried it, but I most likely won't buy again" bottles.