the value of specialist and matured whisky
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2017 9:08 am
a very interesting article on the BBC website for those that enjoy the odd dram or two:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-s ... s-41558737
loved this extract:
So why are people willing to spend such eye-watering amounts of money on the spirit?
The answer isn't straightforward.
For some, casks are merely an investment. For others, such as connoisseurs and collectors, there's more emphasis on the experience - tasting a spirit that has been ageing in oak casks for decades.
But rarity is also highly prized.
That may sound strange when an estimated three billion litres of the spirit is busy maturing in storage - enough to fill 12,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
that's the kind of swimming pool I just wouldn't want to get out of!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-s ... s-41558737
loved this extract:
So why are people willing to spend such eye-watering amounts of money on the spirit?
The answer isn't straightforward.
For some, casks are merely an investment. For others, such as connoisseurs and collectors, there's more emphasis on the experience - tasting a spirit that has been ageing in oak casks for decades.
But rarity is also highly prized.
That may sound strange when an estimated three billion litres of the spirit is busy maturing in storage - enough to fill 12,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
that's the kind of swimming pool I just wouldn't want to get out of!
