Non-Scotch Whisky Sales Will Continue to Soar - According to New Research from just-drinks and The IWSR

LONDON, April 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

The non-Scotch whisky sector is set to post ongoing healthy figures, according to a new report from just-drinks and The IWSR.

The segment will increase its sales between 2015 and 2020 to 363.4m cases, the research claims. The performance would represent a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.7% in the six-year period.

The 'Global Non-Scotch Whiskies Insights Report', which was published last week, forecasts compound annual growth in a number of European markets, including the UK (5.3%), France (3%) and Germany (1.6%). Outside Europe, the most promising markets are expected to be Nigeria, Japan and Russia. Spain and Brazil, however, are expected to decline, while Canada will remain flat.

While adding the caveat that almost three quarters of non-Scotch growth will come from India, where 98% of the segment's market is for domestic whisky, the report has also predicted growth for the US and Irish whiskey categories.

Having grown by a CAGR of 5.6% between 2009 and 2014 to reach 39m cases, the US whiskey sector is forecast to continue growing at a CAGR of 4.4% to 2020, with double-digit rate growth expected in many large markets, including the Travel Retail channel, France, Poland, Russia, Brazil, Turkey and Mexico. A new wave of product innovation is fuelling growth for US whiskey, according to the report. "US whiskey, traditionally a staid category with little creativity, has embarked on a new age of experimentation and innovation, embracing flavoured variants, diverse mash bills and premiumisation," the report states.

Irish whiskey, meanwhile, was the fastest-growing spirits category globally between 2009 and 2014, recording a CAGR of 10.5%. While the report notes that the strong growth rate for Irish whiskey is off a small base, "the rates are so impressive that industry insiders speak of a renaissance for the category."

Such is the growth potential for US and Irish whiskey that the principal challenge will be keeping up with rising demand. "Supply challenges will, to some extent, prove a frustration to both US and Irish distillers in the short term as they look to satisfy demand and expand their market footprint," the report states. "However, this situation should ease within a few years."

About just-drinks.com 

Established in 1999, just-drinks is the online resource for the global beverage industry, publishing around 20 news articles, analysis features and insights every working day. Under the direction of managing editor Olly Wehring, its experienced team of journalists, consultants and analysts provide a unique and comprehensive blend of reports and interpretation of the beverage industry, including key events, trends, interviews and research that are delivered to over 92,000 business executives per month. Through its drinks industry analysis, research, news and CONSULT bespoke market research service, just-drinks offers insight into wine, beer, spirits, soft drinks, and bottled water industry developments, statistics and key supply-chain trends.

About The IWSR 

The IWSR is the leading source of data and analysis on the alcoholic beverage market. The IWSR's database, essential to the industry, quantifies the global market of wine, spirits, beer and RTDs by volume and value, and provides insight into short- and long-term trends. IWSR statistics are used by all of the largest multinational wine and spirits companies, as well as many more local companies. The IWSR's unique methodology allows them to get closer to what is actually consumed and better understand how markets work. The IWSR conducts face-to-face interviews with 1,500 companies in 118 countries each year, with further input from 350 companies. The IWSR tracks overall consumption and trends at brand, quality and category level.

For details of how just-drinks is helping decision makers make decisions, visit just-drinks.com. For further information and images please contact James Lawley, Public Relations at Aroq Limited on +44(0)-1527-573-606, email [email protected]

SOURCE just-drinks/The IWSR