Yeah, McKenna B-I-B always seemed like a proofed up EW SiB to me -- same mashbill and whatnot. And I liked it when it was around the same price as the EW because at 86.6 proof, the EW can sometimes almost be a little too smooth, so the additional kick of the McKenna was welcome.
But McKenna isn't *that* much better than EW in my book. The price of McKenna at my main place has now slipped down to $60, which is certainly better than where it was at not too long ago ($100), but I still can't bring myself to shell out even $60 for it when there are so many terrific options in that range. If/when it drops below $50, then I'll probably pull the trigger and revisit it for the first time since the price skyrocketed after it won the SF competition back in '19.
Related note: Color me happy that Heaven Hill wised up and decided to sell the EW SiB outside of Kentucky again. It's still a bargain, IMO.