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Read about the Cask Ownership Journey from someone who has actually been through it. For this year's edition of Beyond the Cask, we sat down with one of our clients to discuss his experience of selecting a cask company through to bottling his own cask.

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What is the Cask Ownership Journey?

The cask ownership journey is unique to everyone, encompassing every element of your journey as well as your cask's. This involves research into cask companies, selecting the perfect cask for your budget, needs and desired hold time, any cask maintenance that is carried out including regauging and re-racking, sampling your cask, and finally exiting your cask - whether that is through re-sale back into the industry, bottling, or auction.

At Cask Trade, our job is to be with you through every step of this process.

The Cask Ownership Journey with Chris Harley-Martin

For edition four of Beyond the Cask, we invited long-standing Cask Trade client, Chris Harley-Martin, to our tasting room in London to discuss his experiences of cask ownership and working with the Cask Trade team.

Chris told us about his life-long love of whisky, his initial impression of Cask Trade and what it was like to work with his Account Manager to select the perfect cask for his goals. Chris has also undergone a bottling project with our Cask Trade Bottling team and shares some advice for any whisky lovers considering bottling their own cask.

You can watch the full interview below or learn more about Chris and his experiences by downloading Beyond the Cask HERE.

Want to start your own cask ownership journey? Get in touch with our Account Managers today.

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Edition Four

Beyond the Cask

Our latest cask marketplace guide is here! We cover everything going on in the industry and what you can expect for 2027.

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Alan Ironside

Alan Ironside

Marketing Consultant

Myriam Mackenzie

Myriam Mackenzie

Senior Account Manager

Colin Hampden-White

Colin Hampden-White

Director

James Phillips

James Phillips

Sales & Marketing Manager