Smoke Head or Sherry Bomb?

I like both, leaning slightly to the sherried varieties. As much as I like the Lagavulin, I can't stand the Laphraoig, tastes like iodine to me. To each his own.

Cwlondon I would venture that there are more than a handful of us who like multiple expensive hobbies. How about the wine collectors. As for whisky I never drank it much myself prefering the more than equally ridiculous Cognacs/Armagnacs, but hung with guys that drank/collected unblended single barrel, barrel strength, single vintage Whiskies from long closed distilleries. I need not tell you what some of these rarities cost.

Actually I would be very intrigued to know what some of these rarities cost!

From time to time, I try to spend more money on wine, hoping to find the best point on the value curve.

But so far I find it much less complicated to find and select good audio components than good drinks.

Here's a few from long closed distilleries that were recently released by Diageo.
These are extremely rare and obviously meant for the extremely well heeled.
1. Clockserrie 1924 (Highland) £120,000
2. Malt Mill 1909 (Islay) £135,000
3. Parkmore 1926 (Speyside) £49,999
BTW: A very nice single malt Scotch whisky can be had starting at $60-70.
Recently purchased an Ardbeg "Airigh nam Beist" for $61.99 although I wouldn't recommend it for beginners cause it's a "wee beastie" of a whisky.

Those prices are on the extreme side of the equation. I will do my research and try to find the main source from a USA importer/retailer.
I drink much less wine now but still have 300 bottles ageing. I recognize the general overall improvement of wines in many regions throughout the world. Despite what appears to be a surplus of very good wine each producer/exporter/shipper attempts to create cachet and exclusivity, with prices to match. The sweet side of the curve is generally avoiding splashy names and listening to the wine buyer of you're local sources. If your a regular they usually steer you well. I had my own predujices of course and was never absolutely slavish.
If you buy a bottle of wine at the suggestion of a wine writer a store manager or friend and it doesn't appeal to you- you drink it or cook with it and never buy it again. If you buy audio for multiple $$$K then you have a more cumbersome problem.
Audio is a real PITA to get right without some failed experimentation it seems that anyway. Perhaps there are lucky souls who audition an entire rig, buy it and live happily with no upgradeitis attacks ever after. I know I had to go through 6 years of experimentation before sticking a fork in it. That after being an audio 2 channel person for over 25 happy years before this high end business and the end of stereo shops. The amp died and off I went.