Whisky is big business, and no more so than in 2020 it seems. With distilleries temporarily closing due to Covid restrictions and production slowing, casks produced in 2020 are predicted to become some of the rarest and most valuable in the future, believes cask whisky investment company Whiskey and Wealth Club.
While it will be some years before that prediction is proven true, 2020 has certainly been tumultuous, which could well see it remembered as a “significant time for the history of the whisky industry”, the company has said.
Predicting the future’s big selling drams is an inherently risky business, but what is clear is that the whisky investment has never been more buoyant, with returns typically outpacing wine, art and jewellery, with the value of whisky rising by 582% since 2009, according to Knight Frank’s 2019 Wealth Report.
Whiskey Review: Last Drop 1970 Glenrothes Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Whiskey Review: Last Drop 1970 Glenrothes Single Malt Scotch Whisky
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Not every bottle of whisky comes from the distiller. Sometimes it takes a treasure hunter to dive into the dark recesses of forgotten barrels to reveal the lost gold encased in aging casks.. Such expeditions are the specialty of the Last Drop Distillers, owned by Sazerac. They scour the globe for casks, unearthing lost spirits, then bottling and distributing them, to honor the mastery within.