Have you ever tried (or heard of) kardhu?. Scottish single malt, small producer, small batches. Remarkably smooth.
Actually, I'm teasing, but odds are, the typical drinker Cardhu started out in single malts putting water or ice in glen fiddich, and useing a toe wedge from the rough.
re cardhu - and available once again as a single malt after the 'pure malt' error.