Discussions regarding pricing are warranted. You need to buy the cask at the best possible price to enhance the returns. Typically, proximity to the original producer of a commodity in a business context correlates with lower product costs. Thus, acquiring a cask directly from a distillery would theoretically yield the most advantageous price point. However, this principle is not invariably applicable to whisky. AS the cost of production varies depending on the size of the distillery. As is characteristic of supply chains, the producer’s expenditure is minimal, wholesalers incur the next lowest, followed by progressively increasing prices implemented by distributors, brokers, and bottlers.

Price variations within the supply chain are observed across distinct tiers. These tiers, arranged from lowest to highest pricing, are typically categorized as follows: Producer (distillery), Bulk Spirit trader or wholesaler, Broker tier 1 (a broker acquiring from a wholesaler or producer), and Broker tier 2 (a broker acquiring from another broker). It should be noted that this structure is not universally consistent. Certain brokers possess direct access to producers, while others do not. Moreover, disparities in financial resources enable some brokers to secure lower prices through economies of scale.