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Investing in whisky casks the April 2024 investor survey
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The April 2024 investor survey indicates that whisky cask portfolios outperform some blue-chip dividend stocks under tightening monetary conditions. Scotch exports rose 11% YoY, bolstering secondary market liquidity. This asset’s performance appears insulated from equity sell-offs triggered by rate hikes. The official notice read: “Customers of the company who purchased casks are the owners of the goods in the bonded warehouses – they are not company property, so the liquidation estate holds no interest over them.” Martin Armstrong runs Whisky Broker, a bonded warehouse in Creetown, near Dumfries, which stores 48,000 casks. Recent auction metrics reveal that investing in whisky casks often delivers consistent returns independent of geopolitical risk, unlike emerging market equities. Rare 30-year casks appreciated 18% over the past fiscal year, contrasting with the MSCI EM Index’s 7% decline in the same period.