The Midleton Very Rare series is one of Ireland’s most famous whiskey exploits. Beginning in 1984, the Midleton Very Rare series was created to showcase the whiskies produced at the distillery, which is located in County Cork, Ireland. As the name suggests, these whiskies are rare, with releases often totalling 2,500 cases per year. However, […]
Glenfarclas Distillery is one of the only remaining family-run distilleries in Scotland and has used traditional distilling methods to put itself on the map both in terms of quality and investment purposes. The distillery has released a number of high-age statement and vintage releases that showcase Glenfarclas’s range and potential. One such release is the […]
New Year’s Eve 1999 was celebrated in hundreds of different ways worldwide as billions rang in a new millennium. From fireworks and parties to light shows, the year 2000 was welcomed in style. However, celebrations were much more understated in a small, family-run Campbeltown distillery. The Springbank Millennium Collection is one of Springbank’s most ambitious […]
Is The First Cask Collection The Next Big Thing? Anybody who has spent a lot of time trawling the whisky market for exciting bottles will have, no doubt, come across the First Cask Collection. The collection, created and distributed by Direct Wines Ltd, ran from the early 1990s until the late 2000s and has over […]
Since 1983 the world record price for a bottle of whisky has been broken just 14 times by only 6 bottles. The current record for the most expensive bottle of whisky is easy to find, but a comprehensive history of the most expensive bottles stretching back to when the market first emerged hasn’t existed before […]
[Updated Jan 2023] There is no perfect time to sell a cask of whisky as no two casks are the same. When deciding when to sell your cask you should start by answering these questions: What is the health of your cask? How long have you had the cask? How old is your cask? Question one is […]
We all know and love sherried whisky, but what exactly is a sherry cask? In this video we take a deep dive into the history of sherry casks and their use in the whisky industry.A big thank you again to Speyside Cooperage for hosting me. Do check it out if you ever find yourself up […]
Springbank is one of the most valuable Scotch whiskies, producing a small amount of highly sought after single malt. If you were lucky enough to buy a cask from the distillery in the 1990s or early 2000s your cask may be worth over £200,000. But how exactly did people get their hands on a whole […]
[updated December 2022] If you are a whisky lover chances are that at some point you have considered the benefits of owning your very own cask of whisky. As well as buying a cask through a broker like us in 2023 it is still possible to buy casks direct from some distilleries. Where can you […]
A duty representative is someone authorised by HMRC to act as an agent for non-UK based businesses involved in the buying, selling and storage of duty suspended goods in UK excise warehouses. The full details of duty representatives, warehousekeepers and registered owners and what they can and cannot do, are described in Statutory Notice 1999 […]
The Process of Making Peated Whisky Let’s keep this as simple as possible, shall we? Peat is used as a fuel source to dry malted barley and halt germination. There we go, that’s it… only of course it isn’t, because peat or lack of it also imbues whisky with specific and distinctive flavours. The drying […]
Our focus has always been on education here at Mark Littler Ltd, which is why we are proud to present our Bottle Investment Guide and our Bottle Investment Reports. Mark Littler has recently been featured in The Scotsman, hoping to educate the public on why whisky investment is only profitable when done correctly, and how […]
At Mark Littler Ltd we have been working on our comprehensive Whisky Investment Guide, aiming to give investors and collectors an understanding of the market and the tools to navigate it. We aim to help you invest logically and with all the information at your disposal. The following article is an extract from the guide, […]
There are many different ways of investing your money in assets or stocks, and some carry more risk than others. One of the most risky tactics in investment is the ‘Greater Fool Theory’. The Greater Fool Theory can also be found in whisky investment. But what exactly does it mean? The Greater Fool Theory is […]
For over two years we’ve been instrumental in the education of consumers on the logistics of cask ownership. Specifically, the focus has been on the importance of receiving a delivery order. The signing and acknowledgement of a delivery order by the seller of the cask, the buyer of the cask, and the warehouse keeper at […]
Many whisky brands and distilleries are no strangers to collaborations, whether that be with commercial brands, artists, or other luxury brands. Macallan alone, for example, has released collaborations with Peter Blake, Javi Aznarez, Raffles, and Private Eye. And why wouldn’t they? When one luxury brand joins forces with another, the result can be aspirational products […]
If you have a bottle of whisky that you are wanting to sell you might have considered selling it at an auction. Indeed, selling your whisky at auction can be a very good option to consider. But with over 20 specialist whisky auctioneers in the UK alone how do you know where to start? We’re […]
The Beginner’s Guide To Drinking Islay Whisky Islay has long been known for the production of fantastic peated whisky, and the region is well-loved by whisky fans everywhere. There are currently nine active distilleries on Islay, with one pending reopening (we are looking at you, Port Ellen), and the distilleries are famous for producing peaty […]
Whisky investment can be difficult as the whisky market has changed significantly over the last 50 years. It is even distinct from three years ago. Despite that we see a lot of references to past performance used as an indicator of future performance, when the dramatic transformations that have taken place in the market over […]
Grain whisky is one of the foundations of the modern whisky industry, although has long struggled to gain widespread acceptance and recognition as ‘proper’ whisky. In previous decades grain whisky has only been used as a filler for blends and to lower their price, as it’s cheaper to produce than malt whisky. As a result, […]