Does anyone collect something else other than music.


 I guess all of us must be collectors at heart, both music and kit, but are there other collecting obsessions out there? Many people collect watches, cars, mountain bikes and so on.

I have started a small collection of good Scotch malt whisky. Always loved whisky, but never studied the range and quality available. It may be a bit easier for me, living in the UK, although most bottles seem to be available in the US, at comparable prices too. The only drawback is that I don't get to drink any of the good stuff, as the collection is something I intend to leave to my kids, who all have tastes above their pay grade. Whisky has always been collectable, but prices do seem to be on the up. It is staggering what bottles, particularly of the best distilleries and closed ones, can go for. Prices over £100,000 for one bottle, aren't unusual, with interest from all over the world.

 I like all whisky, but my current favourite is probably Caol Ila, a not too heavily peated  Islay distillery. Glad to say my consumption has remained very modest. Unfortunately, when we emerge from Covid 19, I think there are going to be a lot more problem drinkers.

 So what do you collect? If you are a whisky fan too, perhaps post your favourites and bottles worth collecting.

Thanks


david12
I don’t think my cellar would count as a collection as it’s just a hundred bottles or so. Same for my spirits, I don’t think 20 or 30 Bottles of scotch really count as a collection do they? 
The thing I’ve spent the most money and time on over the years are high grade pipes. Mostly by North American makers but I’ve got a little collection of old English (dunhill, etc.,) and Italian workshop pipes as well. I don’t suppose there are any pipe collectors here are there? 

I know a couple of guys who collect ex-wives.

I'm like @edcyn, except for vintage drums and cymbals. 18 drumsets (Radio King, Slingerland, Gretsch, Camco, Rogers, Leedy, Leedy/Ludwig, Ludwig, WFL), around double that in snare drums (including a couple late-20's Ludwigs), half a dozen canister thrones, a couple dozen cymbals (A. Zildjian, K. Zildjian, and Paiste 602).

Books of 19th/20th century (mostly in French), Vintage camera (taking B&W photos), Pipes (!) and small cellar (~100) of Wine and aged Armagnac (40-60 years old). 

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I collect rare coins.  My favorites being old ones that no longer circulate, i.e. half cents, half dimes, two and three cent pieces.  My oldest coin is a 1798 dollar in fine condition.  It is a modest collection, but great fun as history is much a part of it.
People collect all sorts of strange things. For a while I worked in the publishing industry that included magazines on collecting. I have a very small collection of masks. Somehow the images speak to me. They range from Peruvian to Mardi Gras as well as some artistic masks including one my daughter made which is quite special.