I’m not a big BT fan, most of their products tend to underwhelm me and I can never figure out the madness to rush out and buy all the Eagle Rare or Blanton’s a person can get. With that said, let’s see if this one justifies the madness that BT creates. The nose starts off with toasted marshmallow with some walnut bitterness leading to milk chocolate, spearmint, fried banana, cherries, cinnamon redhots, vanilla, caramel, old leather and polished mahogany furniture. Tasting reveals many of the same notes as the nose with a rich caramel viscous mouthfeel, butterscotch, cherry coke, fried banana, spearmint, apricot, walnuts, milk chocolate, old leather and polished mahogany leading to light barrel spices and a great big caramel, walnut, leather and cherry finish hug. Ok, I get it now, for under 60 dollars retail this one is a mind blowing good whiskey that has almost no alcohol bite at all for the high 128.4 proof. No wonder people line up for these. I would happily line up for an old school black Friday style stampede and grab whatever the new Viking themed Highland Park has out to channel my inner Viking spirit while using it to fight triumphantly through the crowd and come out bloody holding my prize of a Stagg Jr. Thankfully no blood or wounds were required for this tasting due to the generosity of @ctbeck11 for giving me a sample.