Scotch is kind of ridiculously expensive. I would recommend if you want to try scotch, going to a bar that has a good selection and just getting a glass or two. I just recently bought one for my mother called Auchentoshan that I am loving because it's not too peaty. A lot of scotches have a very peaty flavor which is one of their characterizing flavors, but I don't like it very much because it tastes like dirt to me. If you drink wine, it is sort of like some very earthy reds.

I am thinking about doing the thing you did with cookies and having people suggest flavors and doing drinks for specific people!