Isle of Harris 2026 Private Cask Offer: Buy a Freshly Filled Kentucky Ex‑Bourbon Cask

Offer gives buyers direct ownership of freshly filled Kentucky ex‑bourbon casks. The program is limited in allocation and structured to include storage, insurance and staged sampling so owners can decide the right time to bottle.

• Price and deposit: each cask is priced at £6,000. A £3,000 deposit secures your allocation before the cask is filled.
• Storage and insurance: ownership includes ten years of storage and insurance at the distillery.
• Sampling schedule: owners receive whisky samples at 4 years, 7 years and 10 years of maturation. Those samples are intended to inform the owner's decision about when the whisky is ready to bottle.
• Bottling and label: when the owner decides to bottle, the distillery will carry out the bottling at Isle of Harris and apply a personalised label unique to that cask.

All casks in the 2026 offer are freshly filled Kentucky ex‑bourbon barrels. The listing does not provide details about cask size, fill volume, expected angel's share, expected cask strength or any minimum or maximum maturation options beyond the included ten years of storage and sampling schedule.

• Commitment and timeline: buyers should be prepared for a multi‑year commitment. The package covers ten years of storage and insurance, and the sampling schedule extends across that period.
• Upfront cost: a significant deposit (£3,000) is required to hold an allocation, with the remaining £3,000 due to reach the listed price of £6,000 per cask.
• Decision points: samples at years 4, 7 and 10 give owners discrete decision points to either bottle earlier or continue maturation up to the included ten years.
• Personalisation: the distillery offers a personalised label, so buyers who want a custom presentation can expect that to be part of the final product.

How to get more information or reserve a cask

The distillery directs interested parties to request the full offer brochure and details by emailing yourprivatecask@harrisdistillery.com. The announcement frames the offer as a limited opportunity, implying allocations could sell out.

What the announcement does not specify

The public notice does not list precise counts of casks available, cask sizes or expected bottling strength and bottle counts at different maturation points. It also does not state whether additional costs beyond the £6,000 price might apply at bottling (for example duty, bottle packaging choices, shipping, or additional storage after 10 years) nor the distillery's policy if an owner wishes to bottle earlier or later than the sampled points.

This Private Cask Offer is a straightforward purchase model: buy a freshly filled Kentucky ex‑bourbon cask, pay a deposit to secure allocation, receive staged samples during maturation, and have the distillery bottle the whisky with a personalised label. Email yourprivatecask@harrisdistillery.com to request the complete brochure and confirm availability.