There are whisky investors all around the world who have been adding whisky casks to their portfolios for a long time. Investing in high quality alcohol is a very attractive proposition due to historical returns of close to 13% per annum. In the past, whiskey investors were mostly wealthy private investors who were not deterred by the high barriers to entry. This is because not everyone has the necessary capital, contacts or time to acquire such an investment on their own. 
 
Whisky must be matured in a cask for at least three years before it can officially be called "whisky". Three years is not always the final figure, there are many whiskeys that are aged for 10, 12 or even 20 years before being bottled. 
 
Since whisky does not continue to mature after bottling, it is crucial to let it mature in the cask until the desired age is reached. 
 
For distilleries, this means that a lot of capital is tied up in whisky casks that sit around unused for years before the contents are bottled and sold. The tied-up capital could otherwise be used by the distillery for investments in research and development activities, facilities or marketing. 
 
Due to high demand, whisky is being bottled younger and younger. This means that we are already in possession of a scarce commodity. The scarcer the commodity, the higher the earnings potential.

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Splint Invest Platform Fee 
Compensation for the tokenization of the assets, the maintenance as well as the further development of the application and the costs related to the research and maintenance of the expert network. 
 
External maintenance costs 
We are committed to providing the highest standards of storage, maintenance and insurance of your equipment on your behalf. The associated costs will be shared between the splint holders and included as an ongoing cost in relation to each asset. So if you own 1% of the whisky, your splint account will be charged 1% of the associated costs. Further details and breakdowns are listed in the factsheet for each investment. 
 
Exit fee 
When you sell an investment, you will be charged a flat fee of 2% of the transaction volume. This includes our expenses for sales on the secondary market, our costs for maintaining this market and our organisation of an asset sale at the end of the contract.

The Japanese Asahi Group acquired the Scottish distillery Ben NEvis in 2017 for the equivalent of around 600 million euros. The expansion into Asia is expected to have a positive effect on annual value growth.

The price of €9,250 includes shipping, handling, 8&nbsp;years of storage and insurance worth €650. €8,600 can be allocated to the cask.

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Viewfield Warehouses, Craigellachie,United Kingdom

20305 Ben Nevis - 2014

The Ben Nevis distillery is located in the Scottish Highlands region, which has a solid average growth of 9.57%. The average for Ben Nevis is just under 2% above that of the region. 
 
The whisky industry has seen an average annual growth of an incredible 12.84% for all distilleries, cask types and maturations over the last 10 years.

Return

Over the last 24 months, the average annual increase in value of Scotch whisky has fluctuated by less than one percentage point. This underlines the stability of investments in Scotch whisky casks. 
 
Ben Nevis is owned by the Asahi Group, a Japanese giant with a market focus on Asia, whose market share has grown above the market average of 5% over time.

Stability

🚀 This asset was divested in September 2023 after 1 year and 4 months with a net realised profit of 23% which leads to an annualised net realised profit of 17%.

Three reasons to invest

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	<li>On average, casks from the Highlands region have an annual appreciation of just under 10%.</li>
	<li>The most visited distillery yields an annual increase in value of 11.3% and is above that of the region.</li>
	<li>Ben Nevis is owned by the Asahi Group, a Japanese giant with a market focus on Asia, where its market share has grown above the market average of 5% over time.</li>
</ul>

Scotch Whisky Casks - Ben Nevis 2014

Investing in aging Scotch whisky has been done for more than a century. 
 
In 3 years, Ben Nevis will celebrate its 200th anniversary. The Ashani Group bought the distillery in 1989 and has since made the brand known throughout Asia.

Track Record

Braeburn Whisky specialised in the sale of investment-grade whisky casks to investors around the globe. 
 
Innovative technology, combined with a team of financial experts and whisky enthusiasts, allows the company to build whisky portfolios that have, historically, helped to protect wealth and deliver strong capital growth to investors.

Protecting the financial future with a solid foundation 
With financial markets experiencing large swings and becoming clouded in uncertainty, Braeburn began to question the reliance on traditional investment products. Clients needed to protect their future by building a solid foundation that was grounded in tangible assets demonstrating strong historical returns across economic cycles. As Braeburn evaluated hundreds of asset classes, the team was shocked by the findings. One of the world’s most lucrative investments was being overlooked by most investors. 
 
Discover The Wealth Building Power Of Whisky Investment 
For decades, a select group of forward thinking investors have built substantial wealth by capitalising on the economics of the whisky industry. Investing in whisky casks, or barrels, offer the opportunity to capitalise on the nature appreciation of the single malt liquid as it matures over time. Whisky investment brings peace of mind to any portfolio by delivering extraordinary historical returns with the security of a tangible asset that is surging in demand. 
 
Now, everyone can put the power of whisky investment to work in their own portfolio.

Braeburn Whisky

Senior Portfolio Manager 
 
Mihai has been providing exceptional service to clients over the past 8 years in multiple industries, including fine dining and entertainment, wealth management and digital marketing. This experience in different sectors has given him a wide perspective of client needs and a strong vision of the benefits of whisky cask investment to strengthen portfolios. A born communicator, Mihai enjoys taking his clients through every stage of the investment journey, from cask selection, to purchase, to exit strategy. When he’s not busy doing that, his favourite dram to relax with is a Dalwhinnie 15, which he describes as an “amazing Speyside whisky”.

This investment opportunity was recommended by our external expert (Braeburn Whisky). We have recalculated the expected performance and thus verified whether a positive return can be expected after deducting all costs for storage and insurance. Furthermore, we have verified the existence, proper storage and insurance of the cask.

Scotch Whisky Casks - Ben Nevis 2014

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