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Originally Posted by VTGreg
Not a fan of Johnny, regardless of the color of the label. My favorite thus far is Macallen. I have both the 12 and 18 at home. I've had a glass of the 25 before but that is a bit too pricey for my liking. I also like Glenmorangie but haven't tried all of the varieties. Glenlivet is also solid in the 12 or the 18.
I do not like lagavulin. Tastes like chewing on an ashy stump. Nor do I like Glenlivet 21, which tastes like gasoline. Other than those, I tend to enjoy most of the stuff I try.
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Johnny is a blend. Blends are weak. They're blended in order take all the individual character from each batch and cask, and produce a more mild, even, and consistent flavor. Its the top 40 of scotch.
All the ones you mentioned liking are single malts. Each batch, and sometimes even each cask is bottled independently, maintaining its character. The tiny change in humidity between a cask nearer the cellar exit and the one 10 feet into the room, or a tenth of a degree difference in room temperature, or casks made from trees grown in different types of soil, each would have an impact on the flavoring and fermentation of the whiskey as it sits and ages for years.