After a few glasses of this bottle that I opened couple of weeks ago I will try to give a proper review. I have been in quite a few conversations about the new design and it looks like I am the only one so far who likes the new design better than the old one. Of course it comes down to subjective opinions but there are still a lot of the old designs out there - so everyone can still get his / her favorite. I myself actually waited several weeks to find a retailer who has the new designs in stock. But to my knowledge the whisky itself is unchanged. I had a sample of the 10y before and really liked it. So I thought I can’t go wrong with the 15y. And sure you can’t. The first-fill-only premise of Benromach definitely adds to the experience. Nose: spiced dry fruits - cereals with trail mix - a very awesome mix of fresh, sweet and spicey - almost a bid salty - very rich - like buttered warm sweet corn with a pinch of grainy sea salt - then strawberries, green mango, raspberries, red grapes without being very sweet - soft chocolate flakes - also a bid like a fresh tapped beer (IPA-like) - only a hint of peat but so much that it definitely contributes a noticeable part of the overall experience. It is just so good. Palate: toasted dry spices of all sorts (juniper, pepper, nutmeg, cloves ... that kind ... with some salt) like the rub of a nice roast - plus a good bunch of dry herbs - more on the dry and less oily spectrum - plus a mild sweetness that nicely accompanies the spicy character and that makes it rich and very interesting - the peat gets a little more noticeable now. Finish: nicely woody - the spices cover your whole tongue and throat for a long time All in all a very great whisky if you like the more serious and spicy ones. I could do with a bid more smoothness / oiliness for a top tier rating. But nonetheless it is still a fantastic whisky that you can enjoy and analyze over a whole evening - it is that complex in my opinion.