Scotch exports fall in value, volumes as single malt hits value high in ’23 – data

Full-year shipments decline 9.5% in value to GBP5.6bn (US$7.04bn) Volumes tumble 19% on 2022, to 105m nine-litre cases Single malt value breaks GBP2bn - GBP2.02bn - rising by 2% For the 12 months of 2023, overall scotch shipments declined by just under 10% in value terms on a volumes slide of almost 20%, the Scotch Whisky Association said this week. While 2022 was clearly an outlier when considering growth trends for the category, the SWA flagged export rises of 14% for value and 3% for volumes on full-year 2019, the year before Covid broke globally. Looking at volumes first, France