You've enticed me out of my non-posting hole since: I like Scotch, saving money, and end up dealing with the LCBO.
I'm more of a "common-sewer" than a connaisseur but here's my $0.02 since I gift and receive a bit of Sotch:
Amrut (Okay its just Whisky not Scotch since its made in India) but its at a bit higher price point and is a mild single malt. I get more caramel flavours out of it than how they describe the profile.. but bottom line I find this one particularly yummy! The only problem is I may not be the only one. So although my local LCBO stocks it from time to time, it has a tendency to fly off the shelves..
Glenmorangie You may have seen this or gifted it before in the LCBO (Should be commonly available) but its rather mild floral and fruity in flavour. Even friends that don't like Scotch will happily drink it.
McClelland's Single Malt Highland Scotch About the most "Mustachian" (if that can really be applied to Single Malt Scotch) as its the cheapest, tastiest Highland option, I can find in the LCBO. Despite this being 1/2 the price of the Amrut, I'd rather have one bottle of the Amrut over two bottles of this, for what that's worth.
Jura Supersitition Bit more Smoke, though fairly approachable. Another one of my more mild go tos.
Laphroaig Quarter Cask Single Islay Malt Scotch Whisky We're entering flavour country with this one. (Read: more peaty and smokey tasting) Though if you're going to head into smoke and peat territory I think this is a good place to start. I find it combines the smoke and peat with the caramel flavours present in a few of my other listings into something fairly approachable. Friends that don't like peaty and smokey Scotches will still happily drink this one.