Buy An Arran Whisky Cask With Mark Littler Ltd
Are you looking to buy a cask of Arran whisky? Mark Littler Ltd are specialist brokers with access to a range of casks, including Arran.
Arran has had a cask programme since they opened and a selection of mature casks are available on the market. Younger casks are also selectively available.
If you think that a cask or casks from Arran distillery is the right choice for you then we can help you find you the cask that meets your needs. Alternatively, if you are open to suggestions then we can also discuss other potential matches for your cask investment needs.
As a Forbes contributor and Spear’s 500 recommended whisky consultant, Mark has spent more than a decade advising collectors, investors and estates on buying and selling casks. With over 600 five-star reviews, you can be confident you are working with a trusted and independent expert. Use the form below to tell us more about the cask you are looking for and we will be happy to discuss option that meet your needs.
Buy A Cask Of Arran
If you’re looking to buy a cask of Arran, please use the form below to contact Mark Littler directly. Mark is a Forbes contributor and Spears 500 recommended whisky consultant, and he will personally reply to your enquiry.
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Why Buy a Cask With Mark Littler?
Mark Littler is an independent whisky consultant, broker, and professional valuer with over a decade of experience helping clients buy and sell rare whisky. He is the founder of Mark Littler Ltd, owner of The Whiskey Wash (the world’s most visited whisky website), a Forbes contributor, and a Spear’s 500 recommended adviser.
Mark’s expertise has been featured by the BBC, The Telegraph, and Which?, and his insights have even been cited in the Scottish Parliament. He works directly with collectors, investors, funds, family offices, and estates, providing trusted, transparent advice on every aspect of buying and selling casks.
With Mark, you’ll get independent guidance and personal service designed to help you make the right decision for your whisky journey.
Your Arran Cask Buying Journey
Buying a cask of Arran whisky is just the beginning of the journey. What happens afterwards is just as important. Most owners choose one of two routes: either bottling their whisky or continuing to mature it. Each path has its own considerations, and at Mark Littler Ltd we’re here to guide you through the process with practical advice and the right connections to make things simple.
Buying To Bottle
If you choose to bottle your cask, you’ll want the final product to do justice to the whisky inside. We can connect you with some of the best in the business, from former Macallan designers and specialist packaging firms to trusted bottling facilities, import/export providers, and marketing experts.
Whether your goal is a personal project or a commercial release, we’ll help you create a world-class product that matches your vision and budget.
Buying To Mature
If you decide to continue maturing your cask, we’ll help you put everything in place for long-term success. This includes opening and approving a personal account at an HMRC-bonded warehouse, setting up the right insurance, and choosing the best storage facility for your needs. For shorter-term plans (e.g. bottling within five years), we can recommend warehouses with on-site bottling capabilities. For longer-term maturation (10–20+ years), we’ll guide you towards facilities known for exceptional cask management. Either way, we make sure your whisky is in safe hands.
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Buying Casks Of Arran Whisky
Mark Littler Ltd is a specialist broker with hundreds of five-star reviews and a proven track record of helping clients make the right decision when they come to buy a cask. Both young and older casks of Arran are often available on the market, although mature cask come with their own considerations in terms of managing the investment. If you are interested in purchasing an Arran cask then do get in touch using the form above for more information. We also have our free PDF cask buying guide, which will introduce you to our aims when we look for cask investments for our clients.
A Delivery Order With Every Cask
Every cask that you buy through Mark Littler Ltd will be sold via a delivery order issued by the warehouse where your cask will be stored. This means you have full autonomy over your cask throughout the lifetime of your purchase and that you have full certainty that the cask is what it says on your contract. Read more about delivery orders here.
Within our agency contract there are no ties to Mark Littler Ltd nor any obligation to sell back to us in the future.
You will have you own private account at the bonded warehouse where your cask will be matured.
Why Invest In A Whisky Cask With Mark Littler?
Our experience stems from helping hundreds of people EXIT their cask investments. We know what has worked for cask owners in the past, and use that information to shape the advice and casks that we offer to current investors.
We have sold millions of pounds of casks for our customers, helping them see returns from a few thousand pounds, to over £300,000 from initial investments of as little as £1,500.
We also understand that the market has changed and we will always provide clear and comprehensive information so that you can make an informed decision. Our ethos focuses on three simple principles:
Our experience selling hundreds of casks for clients exiting their cask investments means we are uniquely placed to help you enter your investment.
We also want you to have realistic expectations of potential and the time needed to invest in casks; we provide the information necessary for you to make an informed decision.
Our agreement with an exclusive bonded warehouse means we can make your cask ownership a unique, hands on experience throughout the lifetime of your cask.
Owning a cask via a delivery order gives you the option to draw samples and experience how your whisky is maturing. You can also visit your casks should you wish to.
We are open about what is involved in cask ownership and we would rather you knew all the facts and didn’t buy a cask than buy one based on misleading information. Please download our cask buying PDF and explore our whisky cask guides page to learn more.
Our open and honest approach is why we have over 600 five star reviews online.
Education Not Sales
At Mark Littler Ltd we sell whisky casks, but we are not sales people. Our aim when we started out with casks was to educate people about casks as an investment and that is the ethos we still work with.
As well as our extensive online library of guides, articles and videos when you choose to buy a cask with us you will have the opportunity to book in for 30 minute Q & A session with us where we will answer all your questions about casks and whisky cask investment. This is not a sales call, just a chance for you to ask questions and get answers. Please note that due to exceedingly high demand we do have a waiting list for both purchasing casks and free consultation calls. If you need answers faster then please get in touch regarding paid consultations.
The History Of The Arran Distillery
Always known to be a wonderful place to make fine whiskies, Arran found that it could not compete in the days when quantity was held as more important than quality, with the result that many of its distilleries fell out of use. However, Arran’s whisky making tradition was revived in the construction of the Lochranza distillery to the north of the island, and when, in 1998, a 3-year-old cask was finally opened, it was the Arran whisky’s first legal dram in more than a century and a half.
It was not until 2006 that the first official 10-year-old Arran Malt became commercially available. This whisky, bottled at 46%, is still at the very heart of the Arran whisky range. In 2007, the distillery was named as the Scottish Distillery of the Year.
Until quite recently, many of the casks had to be stored in the Springbankwarehouses, since there was not sufficient room at the distillery, however now, the distillery has created its own on-site storage warehouse to allow for much easier access to the barrels. It also offers an unusual cask purchase scheme, offering private customers the chance to own their very own whisky cask, that can then be stored on the distillery site.
The Arran distillery has made a Robert Burns Blended Whisky and a Robert Burns Single Malt as part of its role as patron of the World Burns Federation. They are therefore the only distillery that has been granted the right to use Robert Burns’ signature and image on its packaging. Most of Arran’s whisky is used to make Single Malt, however a small amount is used to produce their blended whisky range.
Today, the distillery is owned by a private shareholders group, and in 2010, a 15thAnniversary bottling was released to commemorate the Distillery Open Day on the 3rd July. The same year also saw the first official 14-year-old single malt to be released by the Arran Distillery. December of 2010 also saw Arran’s first peated Single Malt being released under the name Machrie Moor.
June 2016 saw the Arran distillery celebrating its 21st anniversary, and also the christening of the new tasting and blending building, Rowan House, which had been constructed in the Lochranza Distillery’s grounds. There are now plans in place to construct another distillery to the south of the island, making this a very exciting time for the Arran distillery.
