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Single Malt Whisky a Good Investment

CROWNS III IS HELPING MAKE SINGLE MALT WHISKY A GOOD INVESTMENT. BY YESSAR ROSENDAR Precious Liquid - Single Malt Whisky a Good Investment OLD IS GOLD—Things from the past are rising in value, due in large part to their scarcity. Modern art, vintage mechanical watches and wines have all become investment grade items, all falling under the broad term of alternative investments. Recently single malt whisky has joined the ranks of this investment, comparable to what has happened with wine investments. Single malt whisky is regarded as the pinnacle of Scotch whisky, as about 90% of Scotch whisky is a blend. With supply limited and demand rising, prices have been appreciating. One example, in 2014 at the Sotheby’s auction in Hong Kong, a Macallan 6-liter “M” Decanter by Lalique, fetched $628,205—soaring past its $500,000 high estimate— and set a new auction record for a single malt whisky. The previous record was achieved by Sotheby’s New York...

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Investment-Grade Whisky’s Lucrative Appeal

Crowns 3’s Charles Seddon on Investment-Grade Whisky’s Lucrative Appeal One sign that it might be time to start collecting whisky? Rare whisky outperformed investments in both wine and gold in 2015. We asked Crowns 3 Worldwide Luxury Group Director Charles Seddon about what collectors are buying to expand their whisky investment portfolios. A pioneer of whisky investment in Asia, Crowns 3 is a hub for securing and trading whisky that was established to meet the region’s growing demand for rare single malt. The company assists private clients in building high-yield portfolios consisting of investment-grade whiskies, rare bottlings, and private cask offerings from distilleries. Whisky bottles that Crowns 3 provided for their client in the Philippines, The Tasting Room in City of Dreams ManilaCrowns 3 was originally set up to accommodate elite investors and collectors of fine wines from Bordeaux and Burgundy. In 2008 to 2009, the wine market began to plateau and the company...

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Investment of Passion

Forbes Thailand and Crowns 3 hold one – of – kind Investment of passion: Gastronomic whisky dining experience (30 – 31 July 2014)

Forbes Thailand, in association with Crowns 3 Luxury consultants, recently held 2 unique dining /tasting experiences.

The events were spread over the course of 2 days with the first dinner held at the prostigeous Le Normandie Grill at The Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok. The event itself was held in conjuction with Kasikorn Bank – Thailand’s leader in private banking. The 70 guests were all private investors with the Bank.