NABCA Predicts 2015 Will be Better than Previous Two Years

Spirits finished out the year on a high note in control states as volumes grew 5.5% in December and sales were up 8.3%. Moet Hennessy, Brown-Forman and Constellation were the big winners in December. Moet's volumes were up 25% for the period, while B-F volumes grew 10% and Constellation's grew by 8%. For the year, spirits volumes grew 2.5%, doubling 2013's growth rate of 1.1%. Although volume trends were headed in the right direction, they were still soft when compared