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Ben Nevis 18 yo 1995/2013 (51,8%, The Whisky Agency, hogshead, 242 bottles)  Colour: gold. Nose: this one has a little more varnish and glue at first nosing, it seems that it’s been very extractive. Also this feeling of green bananas rather than plain and pure fruits, green greengages (no kiddin’), broken branches, something both mineral and rooty… Then a new pack of marshmallows. A huge pack! With water: more citrus and touches of marzipan. Mouth (neat): we’re much closer to the 1996, with many oranges and grapefruits, pineapples, triple-sec… But it remains globally grassier. Forgot to mention guava juice. With water: a fruity explosion, with a sourness. Lemons and passion fruits, I’d say. Finish: long and zesty. I seem to remember some Inverlevens, quite bizarrely, and maybe some Lochsides. Comments: this baby’s got many stories to tell, and a citrusy ending. All is well that ends (very) well. SGP:651 - 87 points.

Serge Valentin, Whiskyfun

What's so special about this kind of dram, is that it's utterly complex without you knowing it… 

Über fruity, yes, all sorts of white fruit and tropical stuff and yellow fruit, next up the green grass but not the bitter stuff, rather the pine note ones, hop cooked for beer, further along cookies & cream, smores, and above all that, there's a complete beehive! Just utterly Honey & pollen dipped beeswax sex. No more. No less. 

Look for these kind of malts. They are brilliant. Same as e.g. the Strathmill Asta Morris, at least equally brilliant, with at least the same complexity. 

tasted blind @ Levenswater BTC2015. After 3 days, 1 bottle open, 2 in the collection.