Spirits Post Strong Start to 2019

Dear Client: Spirits came out of the gate strong in 2019, up nearly 7% in sales and 3.6% in volumes in the 13 weeks to March 23 in all Nielsen-measured channels. In fact, all spirits categories reported sales growth, with just a few reporting slight dips in volume.The usual suspects were stand-out performers for the period: whiskey (sales up 8.6%, volumes up 5.5%) and tequila (sales up just over 16% and volumes up nearly 11%). Mezcal also reported strong growth