Glentauchers 2008 16 Year Old Bourbon Barrel – Cask 900683 (Held in Bond)
£8,990.00
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Own an entire cask of Glentauchers single malt Scotch whisky, distilled in 2008 and quietly maturing in a bonded warehouse in Scotland. A rare opportunity to own a complete 16-year-old Speyside bourbon barrel, held in bond and ready to continue maturing, be bottled to your own specification, or held as an appreciating asset. Glentauchers is a low-profile Speyside distillery long prized as a keystone malt for Ballantine’s, and official bottlings remain scarce – making a full private cask a genuine collector’s proposition.
Cask specification
Figures below are from the official re-gauge carried out on 10 February 2025.
| Distillery | Glentauchers |
|---|---|
| Region | Speyside, Scotland |
| Cask type | Bourbon barrel |
| Cask number | 900683 |
| Originally filled | 17 July 2008 |
| Current age | 16 years old |
| Re-gauge date | 10 February 2025 |
| Re-gauged bulk volume | 197.25 litres |
| Cask strength | 60.4% ABV |
| Original fill | 170.30 litres of pure alcohol |
| Estimated yield | Approx. 281 × 70cl bottles at cask strength |
| Warehouse | Duncan Taylor, Scotland |
| Status | Held in bond (duty & VAT not yet paid) |
| Annual storage | £70.58 + VAT |
Tasting notes
Nose: Wood shop must with shavings of oak and cedar giving way to cinnamon and vanilla spice, warm Danish pastries and Chantilly cream, with a touch of mango and caramelised pineapple sprinkled with orange zest.
Palate: Expressive and complex. Juicy fruits intertwine with soft spices – mango, nutmeg, pineapple, melon and vanilla with lychee and cinnamon. Creamy custard on coconut cake with a touch of dark chocolate bitterness.
Finish: Creamy and clinging, the dark chocolate bitterness fading through soft baking spice and barley water.
This is a private bottling: a single malt bottled privately by its owner, not an official distillery release.
How cask ownership works
This cask is sold in bond, meaning it is stored in an HMRC-approved bonded warehouse in Scotland with UK excise duty and VAT suspended until the whisky is bottled or removed from bond. Owning a cask in bond lets you continue maturing the spirit, bottle it to your own specification, or simply hold it as an asset – with no duty or VAT payable while it remains in the warehouse.
- Transfer of ownership. Once your purchase is complete, ownership of the cask is transferred to you and recorded with the warehouse via a Delivery Order. You receive full documentation confirming you as the legal owner.
- Storage & insurance. The cask remains safely in the bonded warehouse. You take over the storage arrangement directly with the warehouse (currently £70.58 + VAT per year for this cask). The whisky is kept in secure, HMRC-supervised conditions.
- Non-UK buyers. Buyers based outside the UK must appoint a UK Duty Representative to act on their behalf for the transfer of ownership. We can help arrange this if needed.
- Bottling. Whenever you decide to bottle, the cask is removed from bond and UK excise duty and VAT become payable on the finished spirit at that point. Removal and bottling costs are the responsibility of the cask owner, and our team can guide you through the process.
- Continue maturing. There is no rush – the whisky will continue to develop in the cask for as long as you wish to leave it.
Our team will walk you through every step after purchase. If you have any questions before buying, please get in touch.