While bourbons and scotch can be pricey they are cheap compared to some wines. My late brother in law had a win collection that was into the hundreds of thousands of dollars. One of his favorites was only a little over a hundred dollars a bottle. They all were wasted on me as wine just does not do much for me. I cant taste that Smokey, fruity, vanilla, apricot, sweetness that a true wine lover can. Heck I like things cold which is the exact worst way to drink most wines except white wines.