Investment reports
Reports from our Trading Company in Irland regarding the Whisky market and our investments in particular.
31 October, 2021
Welcome to the Q3 2021 Single Malt Fund Trading Ltd report, where we comment on the latest developments in the rare whisky as well as broader industry markets and give an update on our trading operations.
9 August, 2021
The highlight of Q2 was that we launched our web shop, www.thesinglemaltshop.com. The site is the fund’s primary way to realize its investments. As we are an actively managed fund, we will keep investing/buying great whiskies, and keep realizing/selling, and then reinvest.
30 April, 2021
After a relatively subdued year last year, which saw single digit growth for the first time in several years (+7% roughly), the market for rare whisky has started 2021 on a very positive note. The RW101 Apex 1000 has increased by 6% in the first quarter alone.
30 January, 2021
Despite all the turbulence across the world and across traditional markets, the RW101 Apex 1,000, the benchmark index for rare whisky, grew by a steady 6.7%. This may not be the heady heights of bygone years, but, in the context of 2020, this performance gives further endorsement for rare whisky...
30 October, 2020
RW101 has just released its Q3 report, which “demonstrates rare-and-collectible Scotch Whisky’s resilience as an investment and it’s negative correlation to traditional markets”. They also commented that “Demand.... appears to be accelerating”.
15 July, 2020
Firstly, we hope that our readers and their families remain safe and well during these difficult times. Covid continues to dominate the news, but there seems to be light at the end of the tunnel with the news that vaccine development is progressing well. We cross our fingers that this will arrive sooner rather than later.