How CaskID Works

Visual fingerprinting meets multi-party verification. The simple, secure way to authenticate whisky casks.

One Cask. One Truth.

Visual Fingerprinting

Every cask has unique wood patterns. Our AI captures these to create an unforgeable digital fingerprint.

Multi-Party Verification

Brokers, warehouses, and distilleries verify authenticity. No single point of failure.

The Verification Process

Submit Your Cask

Upload photos and documents

High-resolution photographs capture your cask's unique characteristics. Our AI analyzes wood grain patterns, cooper markings, and other identifying features.

Expert Verification

Multi-party authentication

Brokers confirm transactions, warehouses verify custody, and distilleries authenticate production. Multiple checkpoints ensure complete accuracy.

Visual Fingerprinting

AI-powered unique identification

Our technology creates an unforgeable digital fingerprint from your cask's visual characteristics. Like a human fingerprint, no two casks are identical.

Fully Verified CaskID Issued

Permanent digital identity

Your cask receives a globally unique CaskID. This permanent identifier enables instant verification and proves authenticity throughout its lifetime.

The Documentation Gap in Cask Ownership

The trade still relies on Delivery Orders – internal warehouse instructions that were never designed as legal proof – creating gaps between what you paid for and what the warehouse recognises.

What is a Delivery Order?

A Delivery Order (DO) is a warehouse instruction to update its internal ledger when a cask changes hands. It started life as logistics paperwork for bonded warehouses – not as an investor protection tool.

DOs move custody on a warehouse ledger. They were never designed to be a legal title document, and on their own they don't prove ownership.

Why Delivery Orders Aren't Enough

The market often treats DOs like proof of ownership. In disputes, they carry less weight than contracts and warehouse records.

•Not legal proof: Courts recognise sale contracts and warehouse records, not a DO in isolation.
•Inconsistent issuance: Many warehouses won't issue DOs to private buyers at all.
•Ledger gap: If your name never reaches the warehouse ledger, it's much harder to prove you control the cask.
•Single point of failure: If a broker disappears or stops cooperating, your paper trail stalls.

The Impact

•Hard to prove ownership: No warehouse-verified link between you and the cask.
•Delayed exits: Sales and transfers rely on chasing brokers and warehouses for paperwork.
•Higher fraud risk: Easy for bad actors to reuse DOs and sell the same cask more than once.
•Insurance issues: Insurers challenge claims when title and custody documents don't align.

Key takeaway: A Delivery Order is a timestamped instruction, not a lasting ownership record. The warehouse ledger can change over time, and most investors never see a clear, permanent record in their own name.

Your Unique CaskID

CKGB24G100001X

CaskID Prefix

Identifies as CaskID

Country

Great Britain

Fill Year

Year 2024

Distillery

Unique identifier

00001

Serial

Unique random ID

Check Digit

Validation code

Every verified cask receives a globally unique identifier that enables verification worldwide.

Tamper-Proof

Globally Unique

Financial Grade

Built using the same identifier logic as ISIN and CUSIP codes used in global finance. Your CaskID contains no personal information and can only be found if you know the exact ID – there's no way to browse or discover CaskIDs.

Why Join CaskID?

Our cask authentication system provides distinct advantages to all stakeholders in the cask investment ecosystem, from fraud prevention to ownership tracking.