Once a month, the National Alcohol Beverage Control Association releases data covering spirits sales in the Control States of the US.
Here’s a look at the numbers for August.
Brandy & Cognac's challenging year continues - and indeed, deteriorated in August - with the month's near-21% fall in year-on-year value sales representing the category's worst performance in the year so far. Meanwhile, spirits-based RTDs continue to do well - +22.4% by value in August - albeit less impressively than earlier in the year.
Also retaining its growth in 2023 is American whiskey, where A
Spirits sales in the US – August 2023 – data
Once a month, the National Alcohol Beverage Control Association releases data covering sales of spirits in the Control States of the US. Here’s a look at the numbers for August.

Olly has been reporting on the beverage industry as a B2B journalist since 2003. He spent 18 years at Just Drinks, 16 of which as managing editor. Since joining Global Drinks Intel in 2022, he's interviewed the CEOs for brand owners including AB InBev, Campari Group, Carlsberg, Heineken and Suntory Global Spirits and has a bulging contacts book from across beverage alcohol worldwide.



