A new organisation established to create a safe environment
for whisky enthusiasts and customers to buy and sell casks, has today been
launched.
By setting best practices in cask whisky ownership and sale,
the Cask Whisky Association aims to protect cask whisky customers and the wider
whisky industry.
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| Founding Board Members of the Cask Whisky Association |
The Cask Whisky Association is made up of two boards of members and advisors and includes cask whisky businesses, distilleries, independent bottlers, whisky experts, authors, as well as legal and insurance professionals working within the sector.
The association is in discussions with the Scotch Whisky
Association, the Worshipful Company of Distillers and the Advertising Standards
Authority, seeking cooperation and collaboration to address issues in the
sector. It is also petitioning The Bonded Warehouse keepers Association to gain
their support.
Wendy Chamberlain MP, Chair of the Scotch Whisky APPG, has
today written to the business minister responsible for the Digital Markets,
Competition, and Consumers Bill, seeking clarification on whether the new
consumer legislation will increase protections for investors in cask whisky.
Commenting on the news, Colin Hampden-White, Chairman of the
Advisory Board and spokesman for the Cask Whisky Association, said: “The
Association’s goal is to uphold the overall reputation of the Scotch whisky
industry. The Cask Whisky Association exists to protect private customers from
unscrupulous business practices and traders and safeguard independent bottlers
from over-inflated pricing,” Colin says, adding: “Our Members are committed to,
and will provide guidance on, best practice."
Membership to the Cask Whisky Association is open to
UK-based, financially-stable companies who uphold quality standards and retain
all appropriate licences. It’s a voluntary organisation open to all cask whisky
companies. Applications will be reviewed semi-annually by the executive board
and overseen by the independent advisory board.
Posted by Steve Rush