Yeah "best" is such a garbage term. This sounds like a fruity/citrus scotch, so I'm sure it will leave peat lovers wanting. Personally, it sounds right up my alley, so I'm very interested to find a bottle. Apparently, it retails for $120, so not exactly chump change. I have had 15yo Balvenie single cask. It's very good. Kind of a medium flarvored scotch, a little smokey, but not peated, a Goldilocks, if I remember right. The only other Glenmorangie I've had is a 12yo sherry cask, which I enjoyed, but I wouldn't count as a favorite.
Ah ok, good to know. Hopefully the one I got for my dad's birthday will have good character. He's a big peat lover, big into Islay scotches but I wasn't sure what he had tried or what he hadn't and it was kind of a situation where I didn't know whether to get him something I knew he liked or something new. I don't drink much scotch these days (funds) but I also favor Islay scotches, though I wonder how switching from cigarettes to an e-cig will affect my preferences, if at all. I guess I could take up a pipe again, though finding a good blend to stick with can be something of a chore (but a fun one).
When I buy liquor as a gift I try to find something similar to what I know the person likes but not the same exact thing. I think it looks more thoughtful when you can say "I know you like X, so the guy at the shop said you might really enjoy this one, too."
A couple glencairn glasses would make a great gift for any whisky enthusiast. I love them.
I have one more suggestion on this topic (not to beat a dead horse, but if there's two topics I love talking about and could go on for too long, it's hockey and whisk(e)y). If your dad is into middle of the road scotches (taste-wise, not price wise; I know you mentioned he likes them peated, but still, who doesn't like a nice clean flavor), I would recommend 12yo Cardhu. It's changed my life (hyperbole, but maybe not). It retails for around $40, but it tastes as good as many things I've had at twice the price. It's not really well known, but it's available enough that they will probably have it at a high end store. Something to think about even for yourself, because if you're cash strapped and you still like drinking scotch, there isn't anything better that I've found.