Yorkshire’s Ellers Farm Distillery is expanding its offering with the launch of its Founder’s Release Cask Investment Programme, in collaboration with T&R Theakston.
The partnership between the two drinks manufacturers was born from a shared passion for excellence, and will see a strictly limited release of just 38 casks of carbon neutral new world whisky.
With the whisky market worth £5.5bn to the UK economy — a figure that shows no sign of slowing down — and the projected average annual capital growth rate for whisky casks having climbed to a strong 13.09%, the opportunity for whisky investment looks positive.
After three years, the value of the whisky casks surge as the new make becomes classed as a scotch whisky.
Andy Braithwaite, Managing Director of Ellers Farm Distillery, commented: “There’s something very special about whisky,” said Andy Braithwaite, managing director of Ellers Farm Distillery. In a world that is increasingly focused on instant gratification and demand through things like social media and an ‘always on’ culture, having something that you must simply wait for builds a genuine anticipation.
“This is a great opportunity for people to invest in a very special collaboration that benefits from a unique set of circumstances, in a sustainable and highly original way. We’re proud of our Yorkshire roots, and the T&R Theakston collaboration is a true reflection of what can be achieved when innovation meets almost 200 years of craftmanship.”
Simon Theakston, joint managing director of T&R Theakston, said: “In the brewing industry it is said that expertise comes with years of practice, but perfection takes a little longer. After nearly two centuries of brewing in Masham we think we know what it takes to brew the perfect ‘distiller’s beer’ for our collaboration whisky partners.
“We have been working with our colleagues at Ellers Farm on this project for some time now. We each identified early in our discussions a potent bringing together of skills, experience, and heritage, anchored in the fields of our county, something so very special.
“We are at the dawn of a most exciting journey to create a Yorkshire whisky of unimpeachable provenance, authenticity, and character, and are thrilled to be involved.”
• Find out more about the investment opportunity here.
