There are many reasons why investors should consider rare bottles of whisky as one of the best alternative investment opportunities. Rare whisky has been by far the top performer among luxury goods for some time. Its value has risen over 398% in the last decade and is not directly tied to stock market conditions. So while equities could experience significant price corrections, whisky would steadily increase in value over time. 
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Key factors for whisky as an investment:

Reputation 
We only invest in whisky of the highest quality that is perceived as such by the trade and the public. It is advisable to buy aged whisky from well-known and established distilleries, or at least from those with promising growth prospects in the coming years. 
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Supply and demand 
The value of whisky, like much else, is subject to the fundamental law of supply and demand. In the world of investing, this means that it is strategically important to look for bottles for which there will continue to be high demand in the future and for which supply will remain limited. The price paid for a fine bottle of whisky can be quite high, regardless of availability. However, it looks even more exclusive when only a few bottles are still available worldwide. 
 
On the demand side, the global whisky market was valued at 88.1 billion U.S. dollars in 2023 and is expected to reach 108 billion dollars by 2027.

Special Release 
Special releases offer the greatest assurance that your whisky is unique. Examples could include bottlings of a new product or limited editions associated with specific events. This creates a guarantee that there will be no replenishment for future bottlings, adding to the "sentimental value" that many whisky lovers are happy to pay for. 
 
Paying for the brand is part of consumption and applies equally to whisky. Awards and reputation of the distilleries in question are the decisive selection criteria for us. Buying a bottle of whisky that has won well-known awards can further increase the investment 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 a bottle of 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 Yamazaki Whisky is the flagship of Suntory when it comes to single malt whiskies. The production takes place in the oldest malt distillery in Japan. 
 
The bottles from Yamazaki regularly achieve records at auctions. A limited-edition released in 2020 and limited to 100 bottles has seen its price increase 25-fold in just two months. 
 
The limited 2017 Mizunara Edition represents Suntory's true mastery of the "art of Mizunara" - from planting to barrel making to aging and blending.

The price of €18,350 includes shipping, handling, 7&nbsp;years storage and insurance (external maintenance costs) worth €1,500. €16,850 can be allocated to the bottles.

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Nordic Freeport, Industrivej 20G Vester Hassing, 9310 Vodskov, Denmark

20206 Yamazaki Mizunara Cask Edition - 2017

The price per bottle has already increased fivefold since its launch. 
 
The RW Japanese 100 Index returned 40.52% over the last 12 months. During the same time, the S&amp;P 500 lost -12.11%.

Return

The RW Yamazaki Index has not lost value in any year since its launch in 2014. 
 
The bottles from the house of Yamazaki regularly achieve records at auctions. A limited-edition of 100 bottles released in 2020 saw its price rise 25-fold in just two months.

Stability

The first release of Japanese whisky by Splint Invest is something extraordinary: two bottles of the 2017 Yamazaki 18 YO Mizunara Cask Edition limited to 5,000 bottles!

Three reasons to invest

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	<li>The Yamazaki Index for bottles has shown an average annual increase in value of 33% since its launch in 2014.</li>
	<li>The value per bottle has increased fivefold since its release in 2017.</li>
	<li>The 2017 Mizunara Cask Edition is limited to 5,000 bottles.</li>
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Yamazaki 18 YO 2017 Mizunara Cask Edition

The RW Yamazaki Index has achieved an average annual return of 33% since its launch in 2014. 
 
The Yamazaki whisky is the flagship of Suntory when it comes to single malt whiskies. It is produced at the oldest malt distillery in Japan.

Track Record

RareWine Invest is Scandinavia’s largest provider of investment wine. Clients benefit from more than 15 years of experience and professional trading in wine exclusive of VAT and duty.

At RareWine Invest, customers find confirmed wine knowledge and long-term investment advisory services. RareWine Invest provides portfolio advice and sell investment wine to investors globally. 
 
RareWine Invest is an associated company of the trading business RareWine. For more than fifteen years, RareWine has traded professionally in rare and fine wines globally based on a philosophy of working with small margins in large quantities. 
 
RareWine is known all over the world for competitive prices, high quality, and reliable service. RareWine and RareWine Invest today employ a staff of +50 persons. More than 20 of which work solely with wine investments. The company has offices in Vester Hassing, Aalborg, Copenhagen, Milano, Amsterdam, Stockholm. 
 
RareWine Invest administers and stores wine worth over EUR 150 million on behalf of wine investors from all over the world.

RareWine Invest

Nichlas Wendelboe is&nbsp;Head of Investments at&nbsp;RareWine Invest.

This is a concrete investment opportunity in which we have recalculated the expected performance given by the external expert and have thus checked 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 bottle.

Yamazaki 18 YO 2017 Mizunara Cask Edition

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