How to Sell Whisky Casks

If you are considering selling a cask of whisky, Whisky Hammer can offer a hassle-free and cost-free solution which has proven to achieve top value prices for sellers

Why sell your cask with Whisky Hammer?

• No Fees! Cask sales attract 0% selling commission and zero lot registration fees

• Proven track record – historic sales speak for themselves – see historic sales further down the page

• Rapid sales proceeds transfer – auction proceeds are typically transferred to the seller’s nominated bank account within 48 hours of legal transfer of cask ownership

• Dedicated personalised support, no robots! – a dedicated team and allocated relationship manager will take care of you from initiation through to transferring your sales proceeds

• Established and trusted – Whisky Hammer is proud of its 5-star TrustPilot rating and endorsements from previous cask sellers (see reviews below)

• 1

  Get In Touch / Valuation

  The first step is to get in touch with our team, either by phone (+44 (0)1358 747470) or by e-mail ([email protected]) to provide us with some high-level details of your cask, such as where the whisky was distilled, year of distillation and any recent re-gauging information that you have.  At this stage we will be able to advise an approximate valuation for the cask and help answer any questions you have around the selling process.

• 2

  Re-Gauging/ Contract

  In order to facilitate the cask sale we require the cask to be re-gauged within the 6 months prior to the planned auction date.  If you already have this information, that’s great!  If not, you might need to get in touch with the distillery to do this for you.

  If you have a sample of the cask this is very helpful - it will help the sales process by allowing us to add tasting notes (at the seller's discretion) and show off the colour of the whisky!

  We will then prepare a very simple, short, legal contract which protects all parties (mainly you as seller!) to ensure the sale process is hassle-free.

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  Auction

  We will prepare all marketing materials required to promote your cask to our expansive global membership base of whisky collectors/investors, on social media and also on the auction itself.  Once live, the auction will run for 10-days and you can enjoy watching the bids arrive.  A reserve price (to protect a minimum price or ‘no sale’) can be added at your discretion, and we can help advise on the level to set this at before the auction starts.

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  Post Auction / Proceeds Transfer

  Following the end of the auction, we will facilitate the transfer of legal ownership with the seller, the new buyer and the distillery.  At this stage we ask that you are patient, as the legal transfer can take anything from 1 week to 3 months, depending on the new buyer location and the distillery processing time.  Once we are satisfied that the legal transfer has completed, the auction proceeds will be transferred into your nominated account within 48 hours.  During this stage we will be chasing both the buyer and distillery on your behalf to complete the legal transfer and conclude the sale as promptly as we can.