Anything is better than a blend.
Not Lismore. I have a bottle. I use it as a doorstop.
Auchentoshan, as other posters have pointed out, is a perfectly decent lowland malt. If you’re new to malts or you prefer something lighter and a bit more understated than some of the Islay monsters or the big sherried Speysides then it’s perfectly fine.
I think I’ve mentioned it before in some other whisky thread, but Auchentoshan also do a sherried version (Auchentoshan 3 wood), aged in 3 different sherry casks, which is really superb if you can find it. It’s got tons of character and really not at all what you’d expect from a lowland malt - fans of Macallan will love it.