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Nitsud Regnifloh
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Ohioans continued their trend of spending more each year on liquor, running up $734.8 million in sales in 2009, $15.7 million more than in 2008, the Ohio Department of Commerce reported Monday. Total gallons of liquor sold also increased to 10.7 million in 2009, 1.82 percent more than the year before.
Liquor sales in Ohio have been increasing year-over-year for more than a decade.

Last year's liquor spending netted a record level of state liquor profits at $224.2 million, with an all-time high profit margin of 30.1 percent.

1. Kamchatka Vodka - 400,787 gallons
2. Jack Daniels Tennessee Whiskey - 345,757 gallons
3. Bacardi Superior Light Rum - 311,763 gallons
4. Captain Morgan Spiced Rum - 286,343 gallons
5. Smirnoff Vodka - 278,951 gallons
6. Crown Royal Canadian Whiskey - 273,648 gallons
7. Jagermeister - 270,787 gallons
8. Absolut Vodka - 262,882 gallons
9. Black Velvet Canadian Whiskey - 244,127 gallons
10. Korski Vodka - 236,942 gallons

Posted 2 years ago #
gramarye
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I forget who it was who said "when times are good, people drink, and when times are bad, they drink more."

That said ... Kamchatka was the best seller?!?! And people are still drinking that much Jager?!

Woe to the Republic.

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SJT

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According to that list, it would seem that college students are drinking more- or there are more college students drinking. Cuz most of that stuff is what the kidz like to drinkie. I'm guessing Red Bull sales are up too ;-)

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Twixlen
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I am personally responsible for number 2.

Posted 2 years ago #
Bear
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The more things change....

Posted 2 years ago #
Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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I saw this story in the news cycle over the past few days and thought it was weird, as the same info (with slightly different numbers) was released back in August:

http://www.columbusunderground.com/ohio-liquor-sales-hit-record-high-in-2009

I'm assuming maybe the numbers are just official now?

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racheltb
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Isn't population growth important in any discussion of consumption? (I can't find exact data for the same time period.) Dollar sales increase can be explained in some cases because of inflation and gallon sales might have to do with population. I don't think these numbers alone reveal that per capita consumption is up.

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Bear
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racheltb wrote >>
Isn't population growth important in any discussion of consumption?

Funny, I thought of that too. At least at first glance, population growth doesn't look like it can account for gallons consumed per capita. There might be some subtlety, though, like growth in the student population not being counted, or the population getting younger some other way (which would be pretty unusual).

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gramarye
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I doubt Ohio's population has gotten younger at all, or much larger, in the past decade.

Posted 2 years ago #
10sun
Columbus, OH
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It would be a shift in Ohio's population getting older rather than younger wouldn't it?

I don't know about your family, but the senior citizens in mine kill more bottles of booze in a month than most of the rest do in a year.

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Walker
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racheltb wrote >>
Dollar sales increase can be explained in some cases because of inflation and gallon sales might have to do with population. I don't think these numbers alone reveal that per capita consumption is up.

Exactly. In related news...

Posted 2 years ago #
Rastapasta
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SJT wrote >>
According to that list, it would seem that college students are drinking more- or there are more college students drinking. Cuz most of that stuff is what the kidz like to drinkie. I'm guessing Red Bull sales are up too ;-)

Kamchatka, isn't that the horrid gas station 'vodka'? I think that stuff probably sells on socio-economic factors, not age...

Posted 2 years ago #
misskitty
Columbus
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I almost hurled when I saw that list. But I am sick so that was the main culprit lol

But Black Velvet really? ewww

Posted 2 years ago #
agtw31
columbus
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crown royal isn't much better,seagram's 7 in a fancy bottle.

Posted 2 years ago #
Bear
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gramarye wrote >>
I doubt Ohio's population has gotten younger at all, or much larger, in the past decade.

Younger, I doubt too. Larger, well....

Walker wrote >>

racheltb wrote >>
Dollar sales increase can be explained in some cases because of inflation and gallon sales might have to do with population. I don't think these numbers alone reveal that per capita consumption is up.

Exactly. In related news...

Right, sales numbers are hard to assess, especially with different bottles moving up and down in the rankings. But total gallons consumed seems like a more reliable indicator -- unfortunately, inflation doesn't make bottles of alcohol bigger :-( -- as long as there aren't any changes in how many gallons sold get reported.

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