What's the big deal with Whisky?

Be it Islay, Speyside, Campbelltown, Highland, Lowland or another of the Scottish varieties, Scotch - especially a rare or single malt variant - always sits in a league of its own above the other spirits. Its most comparable investable is wine, whereby rarity, region & age play hugely on price and availability. Scotch Whisky is, though, still way ahead and in a realm of its own. Irish, Canadian or American variants do not come close when it comes to investment and the likes of vodka, gin and rum are just not in the same league. Whisky is a way of life, a status and a liquid that can warm its host even in the most Baltic of environments. Scotch has a long-standing history with maritime, royalty and adventure.

The King of Spirits

Heritage

As aforementioned, Whisky goes back hundreds, if not thousands of years in its current and previous forms. It has a heritage and history like no other liquid, being associated with royalty, nobility, sailors, armies and the bad guys alike. It's something of an institution, if a beverage can be one

Longevity

Whisky has stood the test of time and it continues to do so. Not only is it still 'the' spirit of the time, but in general, the older, the better. With a Macallan recently released at 81-years-old and in perfect drinkable condition, it's clear that this is a very special beverage and one that simply improves with age

Variety

From Islay Single Malt to Irish blends, the variety in Whisky is huge. Well, this isn't strictly true as anything other than Scotch is referred to as Whiskey. In Scotland alone, there are 130+ distilleries, with c.40 in Ireland. Peated variants, sweet, spicy, young or old from three to 81 years, there's a flavour for everyone

Investable

You can love Whisky, even if you don't like the taste! As one of the most invested 'commodities' of today and one that generates steady and potentially huge returns, who doesn't love something that makes them wealthier? To invest in something you love to drink, that's just a huge added bonus!

Appreciating

The numbers are widely distorted from 12-15% p/a, to 582% in the past decade, to 15K% in the last 30 years! Whatever the actual figures - and of course they vary widely depending on distillery, age, rarity, desirability, etc - the fact is that Whisky has outperformed every other investable in the past decade, hands down...

Tax-free

For as long as your investment liquid remains in-cask, in an HMRC-bonded warehouse, it is an asset upon which you will pay NO TAX on exit. For example, buy at £5,000, sell at £25,000, that's £20K/ 400% profit with zero capital gains tax. Tax is only applicable upon removing the liquid from bond, eg: for bottling

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