Finally got to try Johnny Walker Blue Label and I'm amazed what the stuff costs now that I've tasted it. I enjoyed it, but could have been much happier with a bottle of Taketsuru 17, Yamazaki 12, and Ardbeg 10, all three of which I could buy for less than a single bottle of the Blue. I suspect name brand recognition at work here.
Happy to have tasted it, and I think my curiosity with JW is now finished.