Off-Premise Sales Growth Outpaces On-Premise in 2017

In yesterday's issue, we focused primarily on wine trends in 2017 [see WSD 01-11-2018]. Today we'll dig a little more into spirits trends, which reported healthy volume growth (more than wine and beer), and where things stand in the on and off-premise channels going into 2018.Spirits entering distribution in the US was up 3.5% for the year, according to BW166's Total Beverage Alcohol Review. Breaking it down:-- Whisky continues growing strong with volumes up 4.7%.-- Tequila and brandy also showed