My dad is looking for a source of pipe tobacco,... Around here it's $40/tin (50g) and hard to get a decent one.
I like a good scotch, I can tell the difference between a mediocre one and a decent one, not sure if I'd be able to appreciate the top shelf stuff though. For me I really enjoy Glenfiddich 18 yr old, but 15 isn't bad either, Have a 8 year old bottle of Balvenie that was a 12 year old. For smokes, I very occasionally have a pipe, but I find my jaw gets tired.. I grow my own tobacco and roll my own smokes, can't beat a cost of about $.02/each these days... Good tailor mades are about $12 per 20 pack here, freaking nuts, and after growing my own, I don't get any satisfaction from one, they burn about 4 times faster (I get 15 minutes out of a smoke), and they have nothing in them