Wine or whiskey. How much can you earn from investing in alcohol?

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At the end of last year, the return on investment in rare whiskey varieties reached 40%. This data is from the consulting company Knight Frank. Thus, elite alcohol was in the top of the most profitable investments, ahead of even cryptocurrency. By the way, a year earlier, collection wines were recognized as the most profitable investment. Analysts estimate that over ten years they have risen in price by an average of 231%. “There are different options for investing in alcohol,” said Kirill Starikov, an analyst at Expert Plus LLC. — The most popular is wine. You can buy bottled wines, wine futures (while the grapes are still at the ripening stage), investments in a winemaking industry are possible, you can give funds to the management of wine brokers. Alcohol can be bought and resold profitably. Sometimes investments in rare or particularly successful wines pay off many times over. Of course, investment wine is different from what you see in a supermarket display case. It is usually sold in a limited number of packs. Basically, 10-12 bottles of 750 ml each, explained Alexander Razuvaev, head of the Alpari information and analytical center. According to him, about 90% of investment grade wines are produced in the French region of Bordeaux, and their expected yield is about 8-10%. Since May 2017, the main wine index is at its maximum, but not showing growth. At first glance, it seems that the cost of collection wines is not that great. Prices at auctions range from several thousand dollars to several tens of thousands, said Roman Blinov, head of the analytical department of the International Financial Center. Thus, in terms of Russian rubles, a bottle of investment wine can be bought for 100 thousand. However, not everything is so simple. Roman Blinov explains that collection wines need to be stored under special conditions in a wine cellar. And this already requires considerable investment. “Those who invest a lot make good money on wine,” said Evgeny Udilov, head of the education department of the Phoenix Institute for Trading and Investments. — In addition, one must be prepared for the fact that investments will pay off for a long time. Take, for example, a winery. The cost of the first batch of 500 bottles will be at least 350 thousand rubles. In a year or two experiments, at best, it will be possible to recoup this money. It will take several more years to make a profit.

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