There's a wide world of malt whisky flavor.

If you want to try something complex and interesting but not edgy there's Cragganmore. Very nice.

Bruichladdich 10 may be to your taste. Don't let its Islay origin fool you, this one isn't full of peat smoke. Very mellow.

Glengoyne is not peated either. The 17 is outstanding.

You may not care for the core flavor of malt whisky. If you don't like it then you just don't like it. If that's the case keep exploring bourbon, that's what I'm concentrating on these days.

Some of the very finest spirits in my collection are bourbon and rye, and especially in the last two or three years they have become the better value in quality and enjoyment per dollar.