One Springbank and One Longrow

Let's have two malt whiskies bottled by the Springbank distillery from Campbeltown. Today there are only three active whisky distilleries in Campbeltown. At one point, it had 34 distilleries.

Springbank 21 years old (bottled in the early 2000s, 46%)
Colour: Old gold.
Aroma: Butterscotch sauce. Toffee. A lot of Werther's Original sweets. Some smoke behind all these caramel action. It is fabulous! Nothing complex but still very good. Then some dried fruits, those that you find in cereals like apricots and peaches. Belgium waffles with maple syrup.
Taste: Now it is Werther's Original sweets with peppers! Some oak and some dryness. Something orangey. Vanilla ice cream with crushed mint leaves. This is a very good quality malt whisky that was aged in ex-sherry casks. Rating: 90/100

Longrow 18 years old (bottled in 2008, 48%)

Colour: Straw:
Aroma: Instantly and unmistakably chinese rice wine! No, in fact more like a sack full of rice grains. Then briny and coastal. Some smoke. Later it becomes quite like a Tie Guan Yin tea. Vanilla notes too.
Taste: First impressions are spicy and more spiciness. Then salty. Very straightforward highlighted by white peppers and chillies blended with garlic. Now some pandan leaf syrup or extract. Medium to long finish with a dryness like some white wines. My nose prefers this peated malt whisky much more than the palate did. Rating: 88/100