The Spirit of Independents
Independent bottlers take sourced casks of whisky, mature them, and then bottle them under their own brand names. It’s a practice that’s been commonplace in… Read More
secondary market
Have We Reached Peak Whisky?
A new report from Noble and Co. shows the secondary auction market for whiskies turned in another poor year, and the retail market for whiskies… Read More
OHLQ Puts Out Press Release ‘Don’t Participate in Secondary Sales’
In what reads like an press release from The Onion, The Ohio Division of Liquor Control has advised consumers NOT to participate in secondary liquor sales. These are sales that “often occur on the internet including on social media websites such a…
Sipp’n Corn Review – Beanie Babies or Bourbon?
In Bourbon Whiskey: Useful Alternative Investment or just the next Beanie Baby? (2020), authors Carson Hartig, Conor Lennon, and Keith Teltser studied nearly a decade of bourbon secondary market sales data and considered whether bourbon ought to be considered a “collectible,” like fine art,…