I used to buy a lot of different scotches to expand my horizons and broaden my exposure. Turns out, even though there is no such thing as a bad single malt, it is also true that some blends are better than many single malts, and also... there are many single malts that aren't bad, but for which I would also never pay. I narrowed my preference down to the peaty sweet Islays and a handful of non-Islays which taste like Islays. Specifically, Auchentoshan and The McCallum, two very popular bottles, rub me the wrong way entirely.
C'mon, I haven't seen Wheelman in a long time! My taste in scotch is quite similar to his but I also want to pee in his whisky for some reason.