Ohio Liquor Sales Reach $898M in 2013
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Sales of spirituous liquors reached a record in 2013, totaling $898 million, an increase of 5.8% over 2012. The top-seller was Jack Daniels Tennessee Whiskey, with 351,125 gallons sold.
“Ohioans continue to trade up buying more of the premium products as consumer tastes become more sophisticated,” said Bruce Stevenson, superintendent of the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Liquor Control, in a prepared statement. “Quality customer service and better inventory management are the main ingredients that resulted in record dollar sales without encouraging increased consumption.”
Retail dollar sales last year were strong, totaling $635 million, an increase of 7.35%. Wholesale dollar sales (liquor purchased by retail permit holders such as restaurants, bars and clubs) also showed strong growth. They totaled $264 million, an increase of 2.5%.
Dollar sales grew at a higher rate than consumption. The division sold 12 million gallons of spirituous liquors through its 466 contract liquor agencies, an increase of only 3% over 2012.
Following are the top-10 selling brands last year:
- Jack Daniels Tennessee Whiskey: 351,125 gallons.
- Kamchatka Vodka: 294,168 gallons.
- Crown Royal Canadian Whiskey: 286,451 gallons.
- Captain Morgan Spiced Rum: 283,000 gallons.
- Absolut Vodka: 277,729 gallons.
- Bacardi Superior Light Rum: 276,365 gallons.
- Smirnoff Vodka: 266,801 gallons.
- Jagermeister: 247,078 gallons.
- Black Velvet Canadian Whiskey: 230,164 gallons.
- Korski Vodka: 222,357 gallons.
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.
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