In The Media
RW101 are thought leaders and world-experts in all things rare whisky. For comment, analysis and advice on collecting and investing in rare whisky, RW101 founders, Andy Simpson and David Robertson are the go-to commentators for the media.
2018
Cheers for record sales of whiskies
Rare whisky far from under the hammer
Whisky tots up £25M at auction
Auctions of rare whiskies top £25M
Scotch whisky exports hit record high
UK auction sales of rare whisky topped £25 million in 2017
2017
How a good whisky can help lift your financial spirits
World's most expensive dram of Scotch was a fake
World's most expensive dram of whisky exposed as fake
'Most expensive whisky' in the world found to be fake
'Rare bottle' of Scotch whisky exposed as a fake
What makes a whisky cask worth £500,000?
Records Fall For World’s Largest Collection Of Rare Japanese Whisky
The Latest Hot Investment: Rare Whiskies Hit A New Record
Collection of 290 Karuizawa whiskies up for sale
Raise a glass to record busting scotch
2016
It's time to soak up some truly liquid investments
Scottish malts maturing nicely into reliable investment opportunities
Another Reason to Save the Good Stuff
Rare whisky trade breaks £5 million barrier
Macallan launches final in Six Pillars Collection
Whisky Fund Investors Are About to Toast Their First Dividend
Sweet drams for investors in rare whiskies
Investors cheer rise in rare whisky returns
Top tipple: rare whisky outperforms wine and gold as 2015 investment
The best performing investment of 2015 wasn't stocks or bonds — it was whisky
Growth in rare whisky market in 2015 exceeded all forecasts, says analyst
Liquid asset? Whisky outperformed gold (and wine) in 2015
Investments in Rare Scotch Whisky Outpaces Other Assets
The art of choosing an alternative investment
A whisky investment guide for beginners
2015
Why you should be investing in whisky
Raise a glass cautiously to a new luxury asset
Why investors are turning to whisky
The Balvenie declines as rare whisky sales soar
Rare whisky investment market continues to boom
Investors snap up single-malts as auction sales soar by more than a third and prices rise 9%
Dram Fine: Value for sales of whisky at UK auctions tots up
Rare whisky investors toast rise in auction sales
Rare whiskies soar in value despite wider Scotch slump
Rare whisky soaring in value as it goes under the hammer
A taste for liquid assets brings boom in sales for rare whiskies
Rare whisky investment soaring
The Macallan suffers a “fall from grace” among rare whiskies
2014
Tool for whisky collectors to rival liv-ex
Is Scotch whisky the new liquid gold?
Whisky Hunters Scour Globe For Rare Malts as Wine Sours
Whiskey Collecting: an Investment With Intoxicating Potential
Whisky returns more glittering than gold
Fancy a tipple? How to benefit from Osborne's whisky tax freeze
Scotch whisky starts to offer investors greater returns than fine wine
2013
Whisky is for investors not drinkers
Whisky ‘outperforming many alternative investments’
Scotch Sharpens Investment Credentials
2012
Whisky Outperforms Gold - Annual Returns of Over 400%
Whisky investors cheered by rise in values
2011
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