Whisky Globally, the market with the highest volume of cask investment was Europe, at 74.78% – with the UK alone the largest market at 74.34% of the total share – followed by Asia at 18.35%.

Meanwhile the number of millennials and Generation Z investors rose to 36.49% of total cask buyers, while more women were also investing in casks, at 7.14% of the total.

Regarding the return on investment of the casks themselves, the report found ‘new make’ casks from 0-3 years of age offer greater percentage investor returns, with an average increase in both cost and appreciation of 38.31% in 2022. This was largely driven by inflation in raw materials and associated production costs.

Older age cask choices, while requiring a greater initial buy-in as they are in their prime, were projected to yield returns of 9.81% due to their rarity – a feature that intensifies with each passing year as their stock gets bottled. In addition, as the higher initial prices of casks permeate across the broader market, it is expected these increases will also have a significant impact on ageing Scotch Whisky stocks.

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