Blended scotch is often seen as lighter and less complex than single malt, best suited for cocktails. Blended scotch and blended malt scotch can be layered, exciting, and great value, often rivaling far pricier bottles. Douglas Laing Rock Island 16 Year Old Blended Malt – From $100The Douglas Laing Rock Oyster 16 Year Old Sherry Cask brings together malts from Jura, Orkney, Islay, and Arran. Phil concluded, “This is one of the best older blends I’ve tried… a wonderful bottle of old blended whisky to have in the house,” awarding it 8/10. Bottled in 2024 at a natural cask strength of 45.3%, this limited edition blended malt was produced in a run of just 606 bottles.