If you like leapfrog (laphroig) there's no hope for you, it's just alcoholic 3-in-1 oil
I love Talisker... It's got a bit more bite to it than most scotch, a wee bit irish in a lot of ways, which is a good thing. My dad's a big macallan man (he's in their fan club) but it's always seemed a wee bit insipid to me, it's nice enough but there's no fire in it. I like fire.
To be honest I'd be as happy with Jamesons as I would with any expensive scotch...