There's been some online buzz surrounding this new blended whiskey offering from Buffalo Trace. Obtainable, affordable... but is it any good? The nose is pretty light, which is ok. Many fine whiskies I've tried... have light noses. However, of what you CAN smell..... there is a bit more concern there. There is vanilla, cream and tannic oak but more importantly there is an odd underlying smell of sharpie marker there, too. Yikes, not a great start. The taste is rather light, as well but pretty sweet. Some sweet caramel with candy corn hit the palate. There might be a hint of baking spices before the finish rolls on through, but the light taste really makes it a bit hard to tell. The finish is short and not oily. An interesting backdrop of rye spices mingle with some vanilla before dissipating into nothingness. There is oddly the aftertaste one can get from sweetened corn syrup like what you find in coca cola. Yeah... I don't know about this one. Proof that not everything Buffalo Trace is gold: Traveller Whiskey just doesn't quite cut the mustard for me.