— SPECIALIST WINE & WHISKY INVESTMENT, LONDON / HONG KONGTangible assets, traded with discipline.
A tangible, uncorrelated allocation. EWI Group builds bespoke portfolios of investment-grade wine and premium whisky casks, sourced through 25 years of industry relationships, priced with rigour, and held in bonded, insured storage.
— SPECIALIST WINE & WHISKY INVESTMENT, LONDON / HONG KONGTangible assets. Intelligent investing.
EWI Group builds bespoke portfolios of investment-grade fine wine and premium whisky casks. Backed by 15 years+ of industry relationships, we source exceptional assets at compelling prices, with every holding professionally stored, insured and managed through to exit.
WHY A SPECIALIST?"The wine and whisky markets are structurally cash-poor and asset-rich - which means the biggest inefficiencies rarely reach the ordinary buyer."
Restricted Access
The best fine wines and whisky casks rarely reach the open market. Allocations, private stock and off-market opportunities are often accessible only through established relationships built over many years.
Price Inefficiency
Fine wine and whisky are fragmented global markets with no single transparent price. Differences between merchants, regions and motivated sellers can create significant pricing opportunities for buyers with the right market knowledge and access.
Exit Complexity
Selling well is as important as buying well. Access to collectors, merchants, bottlers, auction houses and international buyers creates multiple exit route - allowing each asset to be positioned where demand and pricing are strongest.
WHY IS EWI GROUP DIFFERENT?Relationships create access. Pricing creates opportunity.
Three principles run through every acquisition, whether it's a single cask of rare Scotch or a full case of the world's most sought-after wines
SOURCING Direct Relationships
Access built over 15 years in the trade, sourcing through established relationships with distilleries, négociants and trusted merchants - often before opportunities reach the wider market.
PRICINGValue at Entry
Every wine and whisky cask is evaluated against market pricing, historical performance, scarcity and demand. We believe returns are shaped at the point of purchase.
PROVENANCE Verified & Bonded
All stock is inspected on arrival, held in HMRC-bonded warehouses with live stock reporting, and insured throughout storage and transit.
OUR TRACK RECORDSelected Realised Trades
Examples of completed wine and whisky transactions from the EWI track record
ASSETMacallan 1993 Cask (Octave)
Macallan 1993 Cask (Octave)
ACQUISITIONACQUISITION£90,000
EXIT£118,000
£90,000
HOLDING PERIOD7 months
RETURN31.1%
£118,000
7 months
Burgundy Portfolio (Leroy)
ACQUISITIONEXIT£96,900
£111,800
HOLDING PERIODRETURN16 months
15.38%
Springbank 1991 Cask
ACQUISITIONEXIT£56,340
£141,000
HOLDING PERIODRETURN30 months
150.27%
Domaine de la Romanee Conti Magnums
ACQUISITIONEXIT£33,250
£44,250
HOLDING PERIODRETURN18 months
33.08%
Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results. Wine and whisky cask investment is not regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, is not covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, and capital is at risk. Assets held may be illiquid and difficult to sell quickly.
RETURNBurgundy Portfolio (Leroy)
£96,900
EXIT£111,800
16 months
Springbank 1991 Cask
£56,340
£141,000
HOLDING PERIOD30 months
Domaine de la Romanee Conti Magnums
£33,250
£44,250
18 months
31.11%
15.38%
150.27%
33.08%
INVESTING IN WINEFine wine, sourced for investment
Investment-grade wines from the world’s most sought-after producers, acquired at compelling entry prices and held securely in professional bonded storage.
INVESTING IN WHISKYPremium whisky, expertly sourced
Rare and mature casks from Scotland’s most respected distilleries, acquired at compelling prices and offering multiple routes to exit through resale, further maturation or bottling.
IN THE FOUNDER’S WORDS
"I firmly believe in only buying assets that already carry real, provable value at the point of purchase - a price we can always liquidate at."
James Woodhead, Founder, EWI Group
BONDED STORAGE
London City Bond. With live & historical stock reporting.
FULLY INSURED
Insured throughout storage and in transit, across the full portfolio.
COMPANY REGISTRATION
Registered in the UK (11197981) and Hong Kong (3081084)
LONDON & HONG KONG
Two of the world's leading wine and whisky markets.
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