RSD Whisky
Whisky casks
We source single-malt Scotch casks from the Scottish trade and sell them on to clients, acting as agent. This page explains how cask ownership works — plainly, not as a sales pitch — and shows our current selection. A cask is a physical asset you own, not a regulated investment.
How cask ownership works
Your cask stays in a bonded warehouse in Scotland, under HMRC control. While it is in bond, no duty or VAT is due — those are only paid if and when the whisky is bottled.
The warehouse charges storage and insurance to the owner — typically £40–55 per cask per year at current published warehouse rates. Before any purchase completes, the cask is regauged: an independent measurement confirming how much spirit is in the cask and at what strength. You buy on the regauge figures, not on estimates.
The whisky matures in the cask for as long as you hold it. When you want out, there are three exits: bottle it (duty and VAT become payable), sell the cask on, or keep holding. We can help with any of the three.
What we do: we find the casks, check the paperwork and the regauge, agree the price, and handle the transfer of ownership. You deal with us throughout.
How to judge value
Cask prices are hard to compare because casks differ in size, strength and age. The trade normalises this with price per litre of pure alcohol (LPA): divide the price by the litres of pure alcohol in the cask. Dividing again by the age gives price per LPA per year of maturity — a like-for-like measure of what you are paying for.
A worked example with round numbers: a cask holding 100 litres of pure alcohol at 10 years old, priced at €3,000, costs €30 per LPA — €3 per LPA for each year of maturity. A dearer cask can still be the better buy if it carries more spirit or more age.
Every cask in our selection below carries a value index: 100 is the median of the current list on this measure, lower means more whisky per euro. It is arithmetic, not advice — a keenly priced cask from an unfashionable distillery will beat a famous name, and which you prefer is your call.
Current selection
Single malt only — we exclude peated and grain casks from this list. Every cask is in a Scottish bonded warehouse. Prices on enquiry.
| Distillery | Region | Age | Cask | LPA | ABV % | Value index |
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Value index: 100 = the median of this list on price per litre of pure alcohol per year of age; lower means more whisky per euro. Shown for casks of three years and over. Prices on enquiry.
Ask about a cask
Tell us which cask interests you and we will come back with the price, the current regauge figures and the next steps. No obligation.
Whisky casks are not a regulated investment and nothing on this page is investment advice. The value of a cask can go down as well as up, and your capital is at risk. Storage and insurance costs are payable by the owner for as long as the cask is held. Duty and VAT become payable if the whisky is bottled.
RSD Whisky acts as agent in cask transactions. Questions — c.shirlaw@rsdwhisky.com.