A whisky cask is like a goldmine and casks are extremely sought-after as a dependable alternative investment that is not vulnerable to ups and downs in the financial market. Like gold, whisky casts are an extremely secure asset to invest in.
We aim to make investing in whisky simple and easy to understand, guiding you through the investment process whether you’re an individual private investor or representing a retail client. Whatever your investment style and needs, we can identify a way to incorporate whisky casks into your portfolio. When investing in whisky casks, you aren’t reliant on the performance of a fund manager or particular company.
Our aim is to collaborate with and educate investors to assist you in deciding on and purchasing premium Scotch whisky at a good price, as your investment partners. Of course, an essential and enjoyable part of the process is tasting a drop of your very own whisky. When investing at scale, your whisky will be stored in the barrel in your name at low cost in an HMRC-approved bonded warehouse.
As with any investment, there are no guarantees on exactly what kind of return you will make, yet you can be confident of making a profit from maturing whisky – as it ages, it also becomes more rare. Data shows that prices of the top 100 investment-grade whisky brands have gone up more than 500% in the last ten years. The below should give you an idea of the kind of returns we are seeing on whisky, based on historical price increases:
2010
at a price of £150
£4,400
2,833% Increase
2011
at a price of £150
£3,000
1,900% Increase
2006
at a price of £210
£2,650
1,162% Increase
2013
at a price of £50
£270
440% Increase
2014
at a price of £6,995
£19,000
170% Increase
It should therefore not be a surprise to learn that the 2019 Frank Knight Wealth Report listed whisky as the year’s highest-performing luxury investment. In the last year alone, values of rare bottles have increased 40% – hugely outstripping more established luxury assets such as wine, cars and art. The year 2019 also saw a record-breaking sale of a single container, of Macallan 1926, sold at auction for an incredible $1.5m – approximately £50,000 per measure. Rare Whisky 101 also reported that the value of rare whiskies increased by more than 160% from 2014 to 2018. For comparison, the FTSE 100 achieved 2.47% over the same period.
In light of the extremely attractive returns on offer, level of demand for whisky produced by a small number of top distilleries is extremely high.
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