I just need to state that for those that says this is peaty, it's not at all. It'd a tiny bit more peaty armomas than the standard black 12yr, I'd say 30% more but the thing is there seems to be a trade off. Whereas in the original black I pick up fruit notes it's not as apparent in the double black. There's a trade off, sure it's has a bit more sherry and "smokey" flavour but you're getting less red fruit green apple characteristic found in the original black. But in terms of flavour the black definitely has more, it's more brash and more robust. So in terms of enjoyment and quality I'd rate them the same. The 12 is elegant and we'll balanced, double black is exactly like 12 but missing fruity notes and 30% smokier. For that I'm giving it 3/5 also for the reason of it costing so much. The price increase in the double black doesn't justify the price increase. But with all those things said, it's a good dram and since it's a Cold winter I'm picking the double black over the original tonight. Cheers