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Over the weekend a number of our clients attended our annual trip to Scotland. Part of the joys of luxury asset investing is the social side! At Hackstons we relish the opportunity to immerse our clients in the world of whisky and this year was no exception. 

In our latest article we examine the latest statistics released by the Scotch Whisky Association to find out why scotch exports have reached such record breaking highs.

Find out more about why 2022 was such a record breaking year for luxury asset auctions in our latest article.

Find out why a group of researchers are looking to revive disused strains of barley, and what that means for the whisky industry.

Introducing The Fire Station Whisky – a brand new, limited edition single cask malt whisky from newly opened restaurant Yaatra, situated within the beautiful Old Westminster Fire Station. Sourced and bottled by Hackstons.

As part of Hackstons commitment to the wellbeing and mental health of our staff, we will be closing our offices from the 15th December to 4th January.

We are delighted to announce the return of our Meet the Pros YouTube series, for its second season, giving our viewers the chance to learn more about the fascinating world of whisky investment and see some of the best whisky bars in London!

Recently a number of articles have talked about the current shortage of peated malt besetting Islay, but is it all gloom and doom? What does this mean for whisky investment?

What does the new mini-budget mean for whisky investment?

With the announcement of Liz Truss as the next UK Prime Minister, what does this mean for the whisky investment ecosystem?

With the supply chain crisis beginning to ease, recent developments have taken place in how scotch is shipped across the world, giving whisky investors a reason to celebrate.

As Canada and Denmark celebrate the ending of the whisky war, we trace back its origins to find out more about this fascinating conflict.

This year has marked the UK entering into negotiations with a number of different nations across the world, with many of these deals removing tariffs on scotch whisky, but why is this causing the whisky investment world to celebrate?

Deforestation is one of the most pressing issues for the whisky investment industry, we are delighted to announce our partnership with One Tree Planted to contribute in replenishing Earth's forests.

We've been working on a new series tackling various myths about whisky and whisky investment. In these videos we visit a wide variety of locations to speak to experts in their fields, in order to gain their unique insights. See below for a link to our first episode.

Scotch whisky investors celebrate the personal touch of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he travels to India on Thursday to speed up talks.

As part of our Client Whisky Experience to Scotland this weekend we will be visiting the Johnny Walker Experience in Edinburgh, read about what the experience is and our excitement for getting the chance to tour this monument to whisky.

We're taking our clients to Scotland to visit some of the most popular distilleries for whisky investment, one stop on our tour is the incredible Tullibardine distillery, famed for their unique single malts.

We're off to Scotland to take our whisky investors on a whirlwind tour of the scotch ecosystem! Find out about our upcoming client event here.

In 2023 the UK's alcohol duties are undergoing vast changes, but what does that mean for scotch whisky cask investment?

India is the largest whisky consumer on the planet, in the upcoming trade deal, the UK government is looking to remove the heavy tariffs on scotch. This has huge potential benefits for investors, as you will find out in the article below.