saw avg of all alcohol sales up last year, with bourbon +7%, irish whiskey +9%…i think I helped in both those categories :o
Still way behind Russia. We need the type of national effort like we had after Sputnik.
yeah its interesting how this changes country to country. When I was in China, there’s no difficulty or shortage of alcohol, yet you don’t see bars or pubs nearly as much. you can get beer or wine or liquor in just about any establishment serving food, and its really inexpensive even in big cities like Shanghai or Beijing. but to find a bar or pub, you really have to zero in on a particular area and then you find a few.
I can vouch I helped in those categories too. A little too much on a couple occasions. 
I’ve held my own with the Bourbon but need to work on the Irish whiskey.