UK whisky firm entered liquidation with £500k debts as new owners step in

UK whisky firm entered liquidation with £500k debts as new owners step inScottish whisky firm entered into liquidation amid financial difficulties, leaving thousands of global customers uncertain over their cask ownership Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By Olivia Beeson 02:44, Sat, May 16, 2026 Updated: 08:14, Sat, May 16, 2026 UK whisky firm plunges into liquidation (Image: Getty)A British whisky firm has collapsed into liquidation after accumulating debts running into the thousands. window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=118222&vp_content=plembed3a6btjknzwqh&cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&playerApiId=v118222',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',delay:1500,containerId:'ovp-primis',title:"Primis player",beforeLoad:()=>{window.top.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',e=>{try{if(e.detail&&e.detail.playerApiId==="v118222"){if(window.document.getElementsByClassName('jwplayer')[0]){e.detail.float('disable')}}}catch(e){}})},}) The Scottish company, Whisky Merchant Trading Limited, which ran brands including Cask 88 and Braeburn Whisky, was pushed into administration owing to severe financial difficulties. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Get the day's biggest headlines in UK and World news and more Subscribe Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our Privacy PolicyStephen Hunt, of Griffins, has been appointed as liquidator.The downfall left "thousands of global customers uncertain of their asset ownership" after the Edinburgh-based firm had previously raised roughly £80 million in investment funds.Customers need not despair, however, as administrators confirmed the business was salvaged following the sale of key assets to Edinburgh Cask Management (...