If there are any lurkers like myself who want to get into the scotch lifestyle but can't quite stomach the taste yet try a Rusty Nail. You do 1 for 1 Drambuie and Scotch and if you start with a bad scotch it really sweetens it out and then when you drink just a regular glass of scotch afterwords it makes it taste amazing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusty_Nail_%28cocktail%29