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Similar concept — you commission a cask, it matures, you get the bottles — but with a few key differences. Irish whiskey must mature for a minimum of 3 years, which means more time for real complexity to develop. The spirit styles are different: single malt, pot still, or single grain rather than corn-based. And the entry point is significantly lower — you don't need to buy a full barrel. Flying Tumbler handles production, maturation, bottling, and US logistics from start to finish. Think of it as the Irish answer to the bourbon barrel programme — with more flexibility and a better story.

Your cask matures in our bonded warehouses at Larch Grove, Ballytarsna, County Carlow — the Walsh family farm, where Flying Tumbler was founded. The facility includes bonded maturation warehouses, a blending lab, and a craft bottling line — all run by the Walsh family team.

You choose — typically between 3 and 10 years. The calculator will walk you through your options based on the spirit style you pick. The longer it matures, the more complexity it develops. There's no rush.

You receive a personalised ownership certificate (beautifully designed, printed and posted to you), a private cask owner portal — your own login, live maturation updates, full cask spec, your certificate, and access to the Flying Tumbler cask owner community. When bottling day comes, your whiskey is bottled with your own custom label and shipped to you.

Yes — and it's one of the most popular ways to use the programme. The ownership certificate can be made out to whoever you're gifting it to, and you can personalise the message. We're also working on gift vouchers — get in touch if you'd like to discuss a bespoke gifting arrangement.

Yes. Cask owners are warmly welcome at Larch Grove — get in touch to arrange a visit. We're also building towards an annual cask owner gathering at the farm. Ireland awaits.

Everything — in a single payment, made when you reserve. That one price covers the lot: the spirit, production, your cask, all the warehousing for your full maturation period (it's baked in, so no monthly bills and no invoice five years down the line), finishing, bottling, Irish excise and VAT, freight, and US import. It's all locked in as a good-faith estimate when you reserve — about the only thing that could ever move it is a major change in taxes or import tariffs outside our control, and we'd give you as much notice as we possibly can.

There's one bit of housekeeping for US owners, and it costs you nothing extra. Because spirits in the US have to reach you through a licensed retailer, as your whiskey nears bottling we return the part of your payment set aside for that final retail step, and you settle it directly with our licensed US retail partner (who also handles any state and local sales tax). Same money, the correct channel — and we walk you through it well in advance. Nothing for you to do today.

We don't promise a specific fill date at the time of purchase — production scheduling at our partner distilleries means timelines can move. For full cask buyers, we move quickly once purchase is confirmed. For share buyers, your cask moves to filling once all shares in it are sold. We'll keep you updated throughout, and you'll be notified well in advance of your Fill Date.

We'll be straight with you: this is a bespoke production commitment, so all sales are final. That said, if Flying Tumbler is unable to fulfil your order — for example, if we can't source a suitable distillery or a share cask can't reach full allocation — you'll receive a full refund minus a small admin fee (capped at 5% of what you paid). We think that's fair. Full details are in our Cask Terms & Conditions.

Yes — with our approval. If you want to transfer your cask or share to someone else down the line, give us six months' written notice and we'll work through it with you. We'll update the Cask Register and issue a new certificate to the incoming owner. We don't operate a secondary market ourselves, but we're happy to facilitate transfers on a case-by-case basis.

Great question, and an important one. The US alcohol market operates under a three-tier system, which means bottles can't simply be shipped direct to your door. When your whiskey is ready, we work with licensed importers and distributors to get it into your state and to you through the correct legal channels. We'll guide you through this process — it's something we handle regularly — but it does mean delivery timelines and arrangements vary by state. Get in touch if you want to talk through the specifics for where you are.