Scotch Whisky Sales By Country For 2005 - 2006

[John]

The countries outside the UK who bought the most Scotch whisky from Jan-Dec 2005 are:

1 USA £372.7 million
2 China £255.7m
3 Spain £240.4m
4 South Korea £155.7m
5 Taiwan £102m
6 Greece £77.3m
7 Venezuela £73.7m
8 Singapore £64.5m
9 South Africa £64m
10 Germany £59.2m

[Guest]

Interesting, i would never have guess China would be such big whisky drinkers.

[Andy]

Well i am still doing my bit to keep the USA in number 1 position lol

[Guest]

With the the way China is opening up its markets to western products, i would guess it will not be too long before China is the biggest buyer of Scotch malt whisky.

Jim