WIN An Entire Islay Cask OR £4000 CASH!

Cask Or Cash, That Is The Question!

Yes, you did read that correctly Whiskatorians! What a competition to kick off with on the first Monday of January 2022!

The winner of this competition will be able to decide if they would like to be a cask owner from an ISLAY Distillery (RRP £5000), or have £4000 cash transferred to their bank account!

Owning A Cask

Owning your own cask of Islay single malt scotch whisky directly from the distillery is a rare and gratifying experience. The knowledge that the spirit has been distilled from the best ingredients with decades of expertise and passion before being filled into the finest bourbon-seasoned oak. The peace of mind that your cask is sleeping soundly in the cool warehouse, in the traditional dunnage style. The pleasure of sampling it from time to time, charting its progress as it matures over a period of years until finally you decide it’s ready to be bottled: your own unique Islay whisky.

To read about Ardnahoe Distillery, please click here.

The Cask

In 2020, Ardnahoe Distillery released 125 litre bourbon wood quarter casks for private sale. The term quarter cask derives from the fact that they hold one quarter of the volume of a 500 litre sherry butt, i.e. 125 litres of spirit. Relatively uncommon, the scotch whisky industry has nevertheless utilised this type of cask for generations and it is highly valued for its fast-maturing properties, due to its favourable wood to spirit ratio. Ardnahoe’s quarter casks are created by breaking down the finest quality freshly emptied bourbon barrels and rebuilding them in the smaller 125 litre size. They then fill them with Ardnahoe peated new-make spirit, to be matured for a minimum of 8 years into a rich, smoky, full-bodied Islay single malt whisky, with mellow toffee/ honey notes from the bourbon wood. After 8 years, you would anticipate a yield of around 130 bottles at cask strength or 160 bottles if bottled at 46% alcohol.

IMPORTANT:

 – Annual storage fee for the cask will become payable by the winner after 10 years of storage at the prevailing rate.

 – Legal ownership of the cask will be transferred to the winner once notified. There will be no refund offered for your ticket if you change your mind.

 – Ownership of this cask is won in bond. Duty and bottling are not included.

– Once the winner is the legal owner of the cask, all communication with regards to the cask will be between yourself and Ardnahoe / Hunter Laing.

– Once the winner has been confirmed, you will be asked if you would rather an Islay cask, or £4000 cash.

– If you would like to read Ardnahoe’s full terms and conditions, please get in contact and I can send you a copy.

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Competition History

Competition has finished

Competition winner is: Michael Ogg (Ticket number: 305, Answer: Hunter Laing)