Almost every distillery starts in spreadsheets. The question isn't whether they work — it's when they stop working.
Signs you've outgrown spreadsheets
- You're nervous every time the excise return is due
- More than one person needs to edit data at once
- You've lost track of a cask in your own warehouse
- Stock figures never quite match reality
- You spend hours reconciling instead of distilling
The hidden risks
- Excise errors — a wrong formula or stale rate is expensive
- No audit trail — who changed that number, and when?
- Key-person risk — the spreadsheet only makes sense to one person
- No real-time view — you can't see the business at a glance
When to switch
The sweet spot is before a painful mistake, not after. If two or more of the signs above apply, it's time. Our buyer's guide covers how to choose, and migrating from spreadsheets makes the move painless.
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