Tag Archive: Tequila

WSWA Sees Nascent Signs Of Off-Premise Uptrading

While overall depletion trends remained subdued in both wine and spirits in May, according to the WSWA’s SipSource, there are nascent signs that consumers have resumed uptrading in the retail channel. Continue reading →

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Patrón Expanding Into Cristalino Segment As Top-End Competition Intensifies

While there’s been some slowing at the top of the Tequila category over the past year, the luxury segment has expanded dramatically over the medium term, with bottlings retailing at $40 and over more than doubling to 8.1 million cases in the U.S. since 2018, according to Impact Databank. Continue reading →

RTDs, Tequila Bolster U.S. Off-Premise: WSWA

The RTD and Tequila categories have continued to show the best results off-premise within spirits, the WSWA reports, with prepared cocktails up 4% in the 12 months through November and the agave spirits segment rising 1.8%. Continue reading →

Luxury Spirits Up 15% In The Third Quarter

Luxury spirits brands grew 15% in the third quarter of 2022 compared to the same time last year, according to a new report from the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States. The findings come from DISCUS’s Luxury Brands Index. Continue reading →

Impact Databank: Tequila Value Surpasses American Whiskey, Trails Only Vodka

For the first time ever, three Tequila brands are expected to crest the billion-dollar mark in U.S. retail sales this year: Bacardi’s Patrón and Diageo’s Don Julio and Casamigos, according to The U.S. Spirits Market: Shanken’s Impact Databank Review & Forecast, 2022 Edition. Continue reading →