Well, I'm not sure about the equipment part but if you're a scotch drinker, I would suggest purchasing fine oloroso sherry casks from Spain. First Butt, cask strength whiskeys like this are disappearing, becoming rarer and rarer. Good investment and at the very least, makes the listening sessions that much nicer.
Kidding aside, all true. When recently touching base with my single malt, purveyor, mentor, and a generally great guy about a bottle (amongst many I own and purchased over a couple of decades) I had just opened, he tells me what they go for today and I'm kind of stunned. I realize I can't afford to drink my own whiskey! Well I can, I bought them, I guess.
