In this episode, we put Traveller Full Proof to the test the only way that matters: blind. Scott picked the bottle up and didn’t tell me what it was, and I tasted it with zero label influence—no distillery hints, no price, no “Chris Stapleton” hype—just a true double blind setup. We ran it through our usual Sniff. Sip. Score. process and didn’t reveal the bottle until after we locked in our numbers. On the nose, we were getting vanilla and caramel right away, plus a fruity cherry note and this “dusty” vibe—like something that’s been sitting a couple years, not necessarily old, but toasty. On the palate it leaned sweet at first, then moved into fruit, graham cracker, cinnamon, and a bunch of baking-spice/rye-spice energy. The finish kept tingling and climbing, and the profile shifted toward earthy chocolate, oak, and a little tannin as we worked through more sips. Score-wise, I landed at a 7 because it fit my profile and felt complex for the price. Scott came in at a 5—too funky, grainy, and ethanol-forward for him—so we averaged it to a 6. The big takeaway: blind tasting strips away the celebrity and the label, and this one absolutely sparked a real debate at the table.