VinePair

JUNE 26, 2024

According to data and analytics company IWSR , the nation’s total beverage alcohol volumes (TBA) decreased by 3 percent overall due to myriad factors including inflation and economic hardships on consumers, an increased focus on moderation and health consciousness, and imbalanced inventories. Premium Beer or Bust The U.S.

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Alcohol Inventory Beer IPA 98

Cheers

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

This represents the second year in a row that spirits supplier revenues have surpassed beer. billion Tequila/Mezcal sales up 7.9% billion Tequila/Mezcal up 7.9% billion Tequila/Mezcal sales up 7.9% billion Tequila/Mezcal up 7.9% billion Tequila/Mezcal sales up 7.9% billion Tequila/Mezcal up 7.9%

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Cheers

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Writing this feature in 2024, I’m tempted to recycle a similar piece I did on craft beer circa 2017. It’s not uncommon to say that the whiskey industry is five to seven years behind craft beer in terms of trends. Other, trendier categories — tequila, no/low alc, THC drinks — have siphoned off consumer attention and spending.

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VinePair

JUNE 17, 2024

For some, what starts as a romp with backyard kegs of cheap light beer, nightclub tequila shots, or hangover lord Boone’s Farm , eventually leads down the yellow brick road to a magical, moderated land of Rioja , Riesling , and Rhône. Scale up the edifice above this base, and premiumization has buffered the blow to some extent.

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Just Drinks

JUNE 6, 2025

Despite a distributor inventory tailwind, top-line missed in all segments except emerging [markets], with the miss flowing through the P&L,” Bernstein analyst Nadine Sarwat said. While falling Tequila sales across these markets shouldn’t be ignored, overall, the business unit’s net sales grew 9% organically during the year.

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Gin Inventory Wine Beer 52

The Whiskey Wash

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Spirits is 78% of Diagoes sales, with beer and ready to drink making up 16% and and 4% respectively, and other minor categories the remainder. Black & White saw growth particularly India, while Buchanans gained share in the overall scotch category, despite volume/sales declines due to inventory issues.

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Given tequilas role as a major driver of U.S. According to economic analysis by John Dunham and Associates, a 25% tariff on tequila alone could cost 14,000 jobs and result in $2.5 In 2025, we should expect to see less impact from inventory management at the retail level what destocking can happen already has.

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