VCL in the Press

In a recent webinar hosted by VCL Vinters, Assistant Tax Manager, Simone Lyons, discussed the tax implications and laws with regard to whisky casks. Capital Gains Tax is a tax on the increase in value of an asset between the time it is acquired and the time it is disposed...

VCL Vintners, London’s leading whisky cask broker amongst investors under 45, has reported sustained strong performance in 2022, achieving the company’s best month on record in February. After announcing an annual turnover from January 2020 to January 2021 of £11.9m, VCL Vintners traded over £1.8m in high-grade whisky last month...

Volatile markets and inflationary pressures have encouraged an increasing number of investors of all ages and levels of experience to diversify their portfolios. As the brokerage has continued to acquire a greater share of the whisky cask market, clients have been flooding the switchboards and VCL Vintner’s digital onboarding systems,...

VCL Vintners, London’s leading whisky cask broker among millennial investors, reports a 16% increase on the total value of casks brokered in the last 12 months, having facilitated close to £9 million worth of trades in fine single-malt whisky casks between January 2021 to January 2022. So far this year alone,...

Whisky-investment firm VCL Vintners, which manages around £70 million worth of stocks for investors, said distilleries are holding back spirit due to the limited amounts they have. “This is particularly the case in the old and rare side of the market, as products are currently extremely hard to source,” said...

A cask of Macallan 1991 Scotch set a new record price for a whisky cask with a price tag of $2.33 million, which also included a specially-commissioned NFT. London-based brokerage VCL Vintners auctioning off the cask with a non-fungible token courtesy of NFT artist Trevor Jones’ abstract representation entitled The Angel’s...

London-based brokerage VCL Vintners chose to auction off the cask with a non-fungible token courtesy of NFT artist Trevor Jones. Instead of the usual cask photo, Jones was commissioned to create an abstract representation. The somewhat smudgy and loosely barrel-shaped result was entitled The Angel’s Share. This latest Macallan record comes...

Annandale Distillery, based in Dumfries and Galloway, has cheered an exclusivity deal with a London brokerage that promises a “revolutionary step towards transparency in whisky cask investment”. The deal will entitle whisky cask broker VCL Vintners to half of Annandale’s output each year – some 276,000 litres – for sale...

VCL Vintners is delighted to announce a five-year deal of exclusivity with the renowned and award-winning Annandale Distillery, situated in Southern Scotland. The deal will entitle VCL Vintners to half of Annandale’s output each year – some 276,000 litres – for sale to investors. In a market that has traditionally...

Year on year sales of whisky casks at London broker VCL Vintners are up by 300%, with the firm reporting a surge in interest from investors aged 18-44. In addition to a 300% uplift in year on year sales, VCL Vintners has also seen a 720% increase in new account...

VCL Vintners, London’s leading whisky cask broker, reports sales are up 300% year on year between January 2020 and January 2021, and new account openings up 720%. Moreover, the company also reports that whisky investors are getting younger. According to VCL, 94% of new enquiries for the period were from investors completely new...

London-based VCL Vintners saw its sales increase by more than 300% year on year between January 2020 and January 2021. The company also reported that new account openings were up 720%. According to VCL, 94% of new enquiries for the period were from investors completely new to whisky investment, and...

City high flyers are turning to Scotch whisky as an investment with interest rates at rock bottom and established markets appearing frothy, a cask broker said. VCL Vintners said sales in January rose 300% from a year earlier and new account openings soared by more than 700%. The company said 94% of new enquiries were...

Investors could warm up their portfolios with a wee dram – as rare Scotch prices soar on the back of the Brexit deal. The United States imposed a 25 per cent tax on single malt Scotch imports a couple of years ago – punishment for the EU subsidising aircraft maker...

Tim Ashley could be a broker at Goldman Sachs. He does come off as a City trader – chatty, gregarious, up for a laugh (and, one day, a drink). But his VCL Vintners firm trades whisky rather than shares from an office that is just beside the Gherkin in the...

The die-hard whisky fan in your life may have amassed a collection of rare single malts. They may even have visited their favourite distillery. It’s time to buy them the ultimate gift this Christmas – an invest-grade whisky cask. From an investment perspective, the popularity of whisky continues to make...

Scotch single malt whisky specialists VCL Vintners has amassed over £60 million in stock under management. Investors seeking financial shelter during times of economic volatility will naturally head towards tangible assets – and the Scotch cask investment market has benefited enormously from this influx of new investors. With Covid-19 shutting...

The popularity of whisky continues to make it a healthy proposition from an investment perspective. According to the Knight Frank Luxury Investment Index 2019, rare whisky has demonstrated returns of 540% over the past decade. VCL Vintners is a London-based brokerage specialising in the sourcing and managing of investment-grade Scotch...

Scotch whisky is more than just a drink; it can also be collected with a view to long-term financial gains. Rare whisky is a valuable asset from a profit perspective, demonstrating returns of 540% over the past decade alone, according to the Knight Frank Luxury Investment Index 2019. VCL Vintners...

VCL Vintners are excited to announce the launch of a dedicated family financial planning service to help whisky investors select whisky casks to be held for the long-term, often to help with a child’s house deposit or as a graduation gift. Financial stability and early retirement seem to be elusive...

Enjoying a glass of aged whisky is a great way of relaxing or celebrating. But did you know that this liquid gold could have some benefits for your finances, too? Scotch whisky was named the highest performing alternative asset in 2019 by the Knight Frank Luxury Index, after rising an...

Whisky cask investment brokers VCL Vintners have grown their assets under management in excess of £12 million over the past 12 months, surpassing £50 million total assets under management. The company is targeting even more growth over the next 12 months as private investors are feeling the impact from the global...

Whisky specialists VCL Vintners has tapped into the growing demand for the amber spirit, and made a name for itself buying and selling some of the world’s finest malts. Rare and maturing whiskies can be potentially lucrative long-term investments for anyone searching for a more secure stock, especially during times...