This is my thanksgiving pour and top pour of the night. Finally got around to opening this bottle and you definitely wouldn’t want to start a flight at this proof. This SJr is batch 14, 130.2 proof. I’m drinking this neat, neck pour. So of course I’m framing this from the Mash Bill 1 perspective. I get warm apple pie and brown sugar which makes sense. Not too different from ER at first take. The proof definitely hits the nose and I’m also getting a good amount of oak. I think the age is about 8-9yrs but drinking more like 12yr. I don’t have batch 12/13 to compare which I’ve read are “phenomenal” but in my option the nose is good, but kind of predictable. The pallet is a wallop of spice and sugar cane matched equally with an impressive proof/burn. This hangs around for awhile and as they say will put a little hair on your chest. After awhile, I finally get the oak again and char. Not many pours where I am more impressed with the pallet/finish than the nose. For all the fanfare to get one of these bottles, I think it is on par EHT SB or ER with just a little more punch. It a good well rounded pour and an absolute must have off the MB1.