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Some numbers I culled from the DISCUS data over the past eight years:
If you just look at volume consumed, 2.7 billion liters in 2024
o Vodka: 667 million liters (24.4%), trending down a point or two last three years
o Cocktails (RTDs): 658 million (24.0%), trending up in a big way, double-digit growth every year
o Whiskey: 647.5 million liters (23.7%), trending down four-ish percent past two years
o Agave: 289.8 million liters (10.6%), trending up but growth is slowing
o Rum: 186.1 million liters (6.8%), trending down in an escalating pattern
o Cordials: 180.7 million liters (6.6%), trending down four-ish percent past two years, like whiskey
o Brandy: 105.4 million liters (3.9%), big hits past three years
If you look at dollars spent, $36.2 billion in 2024
o Vodka: $7.2 billion (19.9%), flat since 2021
o Cocktails (RTDs): $3.3 billion (9.1%), trending up in a big way, double-digit growth every year
o Whiskey: $11.9 billion (32.9%), trending down two to three percent past two years
o Agave: $6.7 billion (18.5%), trending up but growth is slowing
o Rum: $2.2 billion (6.1%), trending down in an escalating pattern
o Cordials: $2.8 billion (7.7%), trending down but not at same pace as volume
o Brandy: $2.1 billion (5.8%), big hits past three years
If you look at dollars spent per liter, bearing in mind that inflation between 2016 and 2024 was 30.7%,
o Vodka: $10.83, up 11% since 2016
o Cocktails (RTDs): $5.01, down 23% since 2016
o Whiskey: $18.30, up 15% since 2016
o Agave: $23.17, up 25% since 2016
o Rum: $11.99, up 12.6% since 2016
o Cordials: $15.54, 13.8% since 2016
o Brandy: $20.24, 10.6% since 2016
You can get all the raw data and draw uyour own conclusions at DISCUS.
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