Recommend me a Scotch?! lol

I've drank Scotch once before when I was younger at a very nice upscale hotel lounge in Austin, but I cant remember the name of the brand. I want to say it began with a "D", but the bottle didnt look like a Dewar's bottle so Im not sure. I would like to get into something with a bit more refined flavor. I typically drink Jameson whisky, and thats really all I drink. Im not a beer fan and I hate the flavor of stuff like Jack Daniels. I've heard Glenlivet is a good brand to get started on, but I figured I would turn to the sophisticates here to see what you would recommend. I would like to find something good in the same ball park price range as Jameson if at all possible.