New Whiskey Enjoyer Question

Hi all, as a bit of context, I was previously a beer guy. I enjoyed saisons, IPAs, and unfiltered wheat beers the most. I only recently (1-2 years ago) started enjoying Bulleit Rye and wanted to start exploring different whiskeys. I bought my first personal bottle of Bulleit Rye a week ago and have been sipping my way through it but wanted something new. Today, I was able to get my hands on Monkey Shoulder and I know it’s a blended malt scotch so I knew it would be different from the herbaceous(?) taste of Bulleit Rye. I didn’t hate it but it wasn’t that enjoyable to me. The nose was wonderful but the flavor was a little “funky”. I’m not sure if it’s a honey flavor throwing me off or what. (Not a honey fan)

Question: If you’re able to, based on my beer tastes and enjoying Bulleit Rye, what would you suggest? If this type of post is frowned upon then feel free to take it down and accept my sincerest apologies.