Had this side by side with the older bottling last night and although it shares the same character, the intensity was not there. Not only are the casks clealy not as fresh but there wasn't as much peat either. So far I've experienced this with Tomatin Legacy, and now HP 12. All within the matter of a single year or two and different bottling which claimed to have changed nothing. I used to think Ralphy was a bitter old man who had a hard time remembering how things really used to be, but can clearly see he knows what he's talking about. It's one thing to remember, it's another thing entirely to compare side by side which I have been doing. For whatever reason this get's a higher score on distiller than the older black and orange bottle, but it's simply not as good. Could be a bad batch for sure, but for $80 Canadian it shouldn't be! People seem to be losing sight of how much money that really is for a common bottle of scotch from a massive brand. Anyways, it's not bad but considering its the same price and now tastes awfully close to the 10 year old, it should at least be just as good. And I'm not the only one who's experienced this difference.