Scottish distillery Brewdog has announced that it will hold its first Rum cask sale as part of its annual online auction with specialist spirits auctioneer Whisky Hammer.
Allowing bidders to own the first casks to be filled by BrewDog each calendar year, the annual auction will this year feature the first 55 casks to be filled by BrewDog in 2024 – 50 single malt whisky and five rum – which all start at an opening price of £5,000 per 200-litre cask.
Last year’s auction, which offered the first 50 whisky casks, broke records as the best-performing whisky cask auction for a distillery start-up.
“We were truly blown away by the support we received last December when we auctioned our first 50 casks – from that day our whisky community was born,” said Steven Kersley, MD of BrewDog Distilling Co.
“Over the coming years, this small community will see and taste first-hand the progress our team makes as we challenge ourselves to create the best whisky we can. We’re building something special, and our Founders Club is integral to our future.”
The auction will run from Thursday, 9 November, until Sunday, 12 November and will include 27 ex-Oloroso sherry, 15 ex-bourbon and eight single-grain ex-bourbon casks.
“Our inaugural BrewDog Distilling Co. cask auction in 2022 was a great success,” said co-founder and managing director Daniel Milne of Whisky Hammer and Still Spirit. “Going forward, we are thrilled to provide enthusiasts the opportunity to join the Founder’s Club and own the first casks being filled by BrewDog each year.
“A younger emerging investor is coming into the whisky and rum space, and buyers are seeing a growing appetite to get their hands on first casks. We are excited to partner with BrewDog on an annual auction allowing people to own something tangible and finite – including the first rum casks produced by the team.”
To register to take part in the auction, click here
For more information on BrewDog, go to brewdog.com