I prefer bourbon, or any good whisk(e)y room temp, in the winter, straight.

I love me some scotch, and actually if I had to choose on a desert island, easy choice, scotch. Bourbon is a little more bitey, where scotch is always smooth, peated or not.

If you want to try some different scotch or something less peaty, try The Balvinie or The Glenmorangie. Highland stuff is less peaty.