{
  "slug": "whiskey-cask-return",
  "title": "Whiskey Cask Investment Calculator",
  "heading": "Whiskey Cask Investment Calculator",
  "category": "financial",
  "url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/whiskey-cask-return",
  "summary": "Return on a maturing cask after angel's share and fees.",
  "description": "Casks lose volume every year to evaporation. Model the angel's share, storage, and exit fees against your assumed price growth.",
  "formula": null,
  "dateModified": "2026-09-30",
  "run_url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/api/public/calc?tool=whiskey-cask-return",
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "purchase",
      "label": "Cask purchase price",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 4500,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": null,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "litres",
      "label": "Litres of pure alcohol",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 250,
      "unit": null,
      "min": null,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "years",
      "label": "Years maturing",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 8,
      "unit": null,
      "min": 1,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "angels",
      "label": "Angel's share",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 2,
      "unit": "%/yr",
      "min": null,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "priceGrowth",
      "label": "Price per litre growth",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 11,
      "unit": "%/yr",
      "min": null,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "storage",
      "label": "Storage & insurance",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 90,
      "unit": "$/yr",
      "min": null,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "exitFee",
      "label": "Exit fee",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 8,
      "unit": "%",
      "min": null,
      "max": null
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "profit",
      "label": "Net profit",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": true
    },
    {
      "id": "net",
      "label": "Net proceeds at exit",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "cagr",
      "label": "Annualized return",
      "format": "percent",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "litresLeft",
      "label": "Litres remaining",
      "format": "decimal",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    }
  ],
  "worked_example": {
    "inputs": [
      "Cask purchase price: 4500 $",
      "Litres of pure alcohol: 250",
      "Years maturing: 8",
      "Angel's share: 2 %/yr",
      "Price per litre growth: 11 %/yr",
      "Storage & insurance: 90 $/yr",
      "Exit fee: 8 %"
    ],
    "outputs": [
      "Net profit: $2,897",
      "Net proceeds at exit: $7,397",
      "Annualized return: 6.41%",
      "Litres remaining: 212.7"
    ]
  },
  "how_to": {
    "title": "How to use this",
    "steps": [
      "Enter cask purchase price ($).",
      "Enter litres of pure alcohol.",
      "Enter years maturing.",
      "Enter angel's share (%/yr).",
      "Enter price per litre growth (%/yr).",
      "Enter storage & insurance ($/yr).",
      "Enter exit fee (%).",
      "Read your net profit on the right — it updates as you type.",
      "Hit Share to keep the scenario or send it to someone."
    ]
  },
  "scenarios": [
    {
      "name": "Conservative",
      "description": "Lower-end numbers — what if things land soft?",
      "values": {
        "purchase": 2700,
        "litres": 150,
        "years": 5,
        "angels": 1.2,
        "priceGrowth": 6.6,
        "storage": 50,
        "exitFee": 4.8
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Typical",
      "description": "Defaults — the most common real-world setup.",
      "values": {
        "purchase": 4500,
        "litres": 250,
        "years": 8,
        "angels": 2,
        "priceGrowth": 11,
        "storage": 90,
        "exitFee": 8
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Ambitious",
      "description": "Higher-end numbers — what if things really pop?",
      "values": {
        "purchase": 7200,
        "litres": 400,
        "years": 13,
        "angels": 3.2,
        "priceGrowth": 17.6,
        "storage": 140,
        "exitFee": 12.8
      }
    }
  ],
  "limitations": [
    "Results are estimates before tax, fees, and inflation unless an input explicitly covers them.",
    "Rates are treated as fixed for the whole period — variable-rate products will drift from this projection.",
    "This is educational maths, not financial advice. Check anything contractual with the lender or your accountant."
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "q": "How does the whiskey cask investment calculator work?",
      "a": "Casks lose volume every year to evaporation. Model the angel's share, storage, and exit fees against your assumed price growth."
    },
    {
      "q": "What do I need to enter?",
      "a": "7 values: cask purchase price, litres of pure alcohol, years maturing, angel's share, price per litre growth, storage & insurance, and exit fee. Each field starts with a sensible default, so you can change one number at a time and watch the result move."
    },
    {
      "q": "What does the net profit result mean?",
      "a": "It is returned as a money amount in US dollars and updates live as you edit the inputs, so you can compare two or three versions of a scenario in a few seconds."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is this calculator free, and do I need an account?",
      "a": "Yes, it's free, and no account is required. Nothing you type is stored on our servers — the maths runs entirely in your browser."
    },
    {
      "q": "How accurate is the result?",
      "a": "It applies the standard formula exactly, so the arithmetic is precise. Results are estimates before tax, fees, and inflation unless an input explicitly covers them."
    },
    {
      "q": "Who is this tool for?",
      "a": "It's built for anyone comparing money scenarios before committing — budgeting a payment, sanity-checking a quote, or seeing what a change in rate or term actually costs."
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/wine-cellar-value"
  ],
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "citation": "RevenueLab — Whiskey Cask Investment Calculator (https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/whiskey-cask-return)"
}