The Whisky Index
OWNING A CASK

Selling your cask later.

When you're ready, here are the real routes to market — honestly, including their real trade-offs.

  1. 01

    Sell to another private buyer

    We'll help you list it and find a buyer. You set the price.

  2. 02

    Sell to the trade

    Bottlers, brokers and our own supplier sometimes buy casks back. They pay trade prices, which are usually lower than a private sale, and they choose which casks they take.

  3. 03

    Auction

    Specialist auction houses sell casks, particularly rarer ones.

  4. 04

    Bottle it

    Have it bottled to drink, gift or keep. Duty and VAT become due when it leaves bond.

We can't promise a buyer, a price or a return, and we don't buy casks back ourselves. But we'll always help you understand your options. Talk to us.