Invest in a golden future
For centuries, single malt Scotch whisky has stood for class, quality and craftmanship. For the past couple of years, we can add a new feature: a serious investment opportunity.
Elevate Your Assets with Whisky Investments
Three Reasons to Invest in Single Malt
Whisky can increase your assets
In a world of financial opportunities, whisky emerges as a unique avenue for augmenting your assets. Driven by an increasing demand, constant scarcity and a loose relationship with other financial markets, single malt Scotch whisky’s price value fluctuates less than those of listed shares. For the past couple of years, whisky investment has seen a historical value development is 6.6 per annum.
Whisky can diversify your portfolio
Expanding and diversifying your portfolio is key to mitigating risks and unlocking potential gains. Scottish single malt constitutes a fully-fledge, innovative and comprehensive addition to a diversified portfolio. Diversifying your portfolio is essential for reducing risks and realizing potential profits. Investing in whisky combines the stability of real estate and the flexibility of equities, benefiting from the best of both worlds.
Whisky can enrich your experience
Single malt Scotch whisky/ is more than a drink. It stands for heritage, the taste of the wild Highlands and unique moments with loved one. Each bottle embodies uniqueness that is unparalleled. At an era when the world lies at our feet, scarcity and craft have never been more appealing. Welcome the enriching experience of whisky investment.
Press Release | September 21, 2023 | Crieff, Scotland
Association to provide safe whisky investment environment
The newly established Cask Whisky Association (CWA) aims to set best practices in cask whisky ownership and sale, and to protect consumers and the wider whisky industry. Keith Rennie, SWI’s director of business in the UK, is part of the executive board of the CWA.
MASTERS EXPO 2021
Presenting the world's longest matured whisky
Never in history has a Scotch single malt whisky matured so long: casked in 1940, followed by 80 years of craftmanship and finally bottled by Gordon & MacPhail in 2020.
Distilled on 3 February 1940 by George Urqhaurt and his father, this Glenlivet 80-year old has been watched by generations of experts distillers within Gordon & MacPhail, before being bottled on February 2020. The bottle of this exquisite whisky was designed by renowed archited Sir David Adjaye OBE.
Scotch Whisky Investment has the honour of presenting you the first bottle of The Glenlivet 80-year old whisky, recently acquired through Sotheby’s.
The bottle was introduced by founder Michel Kappen during the Master's EXPO to our Scotch Whisky Investors Club members.
Scotch Whisky Investments unveils longest matured whisky in the world
Liquid gold
The genuine value of whisky
- 01 The value of a bottle
- 02 The value of a cask
- 03 The value of the region
- 04 The value of scarcity
- 05 The value of time
Gordon & MacPhail Private Collection 1954
Distillery: Mortlach
Bottler: Gordon & MacPhail
This 65-year-old whisky is part of an exclusive range of exceptional quality. The bottles are personally selected by the directors of Gordon & MacPhail, a family business with 125 years of experience in in bottling the finest whiskies Scotland has to offer.
Single cask number 491
Each cask in which this whisky matures is hand-picked by the Gordon & MacPhail directors. Now that’s what we call exclusivity! The reused casks are sourced from leading wineries, which accords the taste an additional fruity note of unparalleled depth.
Region: Speyside
Place of origin: Dufftown
For centuries now Speyside has been the home of the most famous single malts in all of Scotland and the region has even qualified for UNESCO world heritage status. Whiskies from Speyside are known for their gentle taste and are favoured by many a whisky connoisseur. In this respect, Mortlach is unique with its strong, elegant, smoky taste.
Limited number of 286 bottles
This 65-year-old whisky is part of an exclusive range of exceptional quality. And it is exactly this exclusivity that holds special appeal for collectors. Every time someone opens one of these 286 bottles, the value of your bottle increases. This collector's item is supplied in a splendid wooden box with a certificate of origin.
Distillation date: 27 January 1954
Bottling date: 27 March 2019
This whisky has been stored in a cask for as long as 65 years, which has improved its taste and thus its price. And the longer it remains sealed, the greater its value will be.
A bottle from this collection is currently worth €9,000. Our forecast (based on extensive research) is its value will increase to €27,000 in 10 years’ time. This means an appreciation of value by as much as 300%. So we recommend you should keep such a bottle under lock and key for a lengthy period of time!
The results speak for themselves
Let time work in your favour
According to The Whisky Report 2023 by Knight Frank, the value of rare whisky has risen by as much as 322% in the past decade. Work out your potential return.
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Indicative charts. Expected net return between 6% and 11%, depending on investment amount, risk profile, period and market developments.
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We offer various entry-level options for an investment that meets your requirements.
Asset Management
From €100,000
Term: 5 or 7 years
No management or storage fee
Expected net return of average 12%
Investors Club
From €250,000
Term: 5 or 7 years
Unique investment opportunities
Extremely rare whiskies
Expected net return of average 12%
Family Offices
From €1 milion
Term: 5-7 years (+max 3 years for liquidity)
Individual tailormade whisky portfolio
Full service asset management
Ownership of physical rare bottles and (parts of) casks of single malt Scotch whisky
Expected return: 9-11% per annum
THE SWEX
From €1,000
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100,000 unique bottles and bottles in cask
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Fully insured for any damages, lost or theft.
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We are Scotch Whisky Investments
Since 2007, we have been pioneers in the field of whisky as an investment product. Our expertise, our favourable purchasing position with Scottish distilleries and our licence of the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets allow us to offer carefree investments to serious investors such as you.
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