It's gotten off the rails, and I'll shut up after mentioning this. Both Scotches are from the same region of Speyside, and are priced about the same. You can buy a 25 year reserve of either brand if you want to shell out the bucks. The flavor profiles are different, but both are truly excellent. I happen to prefer the darker, more caramel side of things.
To each his own! (I am pretty strict about only working on blue engines though...)