What country drinks the most whiskey?

The country that consumes the most whiskey in the world is India.
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Which countries consume the most whisky?

In terms of whiskey consumption, India is the world's highest. The Indian population consumed one billion calories. Bank of America Merrill Lynch estimates that Canada consumed 5.5 billion litres of whiskey last year, far outpacing the United States with 462 million litres.
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Which country drinks most whiskey per capita?

In that year, France topped the list with an annual per capita consumption of 2.15 liters on average. Officer's Choice, an Indian whisky brand owned by Allied Blenders & Distillers (ABD), was the first ranked whiskey brand worldwide with a sales volume of about 34.7 million 9 liter cases in 2015.
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What countries drink the most Scotch?

The French are the heaviest Scotch drinkers, buying around 180 million bottles of the stuff annually, or around three bottles a year for every Gallic man, woman, and child. The United States isn't too far behind, at 120 million bottles a year.
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Which country drinks the most single malt whisky?

The United States easily claims the number one spot, shipping in over $1 billion of the spirit annually. On the other hand, the per capita consumption of Scotch whisky is drastically different. Read on. Quartz just released its list of the world's largest Scotch whisky importers, and there are few surprises at the top.
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Top 10 Alcohol Consuming Countries in the World



Who buys the most Scotch Whisky?

According to the SWA's figures, France consumed the most Scotch by volume last year, importing 176m 70cl bottles. The US ranked third, behind India, at 126m bottles. The US market was the strongest performer in value terms, however, at GBP789. 9m ($1.07bn).
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Do Scots drink a lot of whisky?

So the Scots are the largest consumers of spirits (most particularly Scotch whisky), Yorkshire drinkers' favourite tipple is beer and those in the West Country are channelling their inner Wurzels by necking cider at twice the rate that Londoners do.
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What country drinks the most rum?

Despite not being exactly world-famous for its rum, India is the biggest consumer of rum in the world, both in terms of rum drunk per capita and in terms of most rum drunk each year. Indian rums are molasses distilled, and dark.
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Which country drinks the most wine?

Here is an updated list of the 10 countries that drink the most wine, according to OIV's preliminary figures for 2021.
  • US: 33.1mhl, up 0.7% versus 2020.
  • France: 25.2mhl, up 8.6%
  • Italy: 24.2mhl, flat versus 2020.
  • Germany: 19.8mhl, flat versus 2020.
  • UK: 13.4mhl, flat versus 2020.
  • Spain: 10.5mhl, up nearly 10%
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What country has the highest alcoholism rate?

Top 10 Countries with the Highest Rates of Alcohol Use Disorder/Alcoholism (males):
  • Russia - 36.9%
  • Hungary - 36.9%
  • Belarus - 33.9%
  • Latvia - 28.8%
  • Slovenia - 23.5%
  • Slovakia - 22.8%
  • Poland - 22.7%
  • Estonia - 22.2%
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Who are the biggest drinkers in the world?

Australians have been named the heaviest drinkers in the world in a survey after spending more time drunk in 2020 than any other nation. The international survey found Australians drank to the point of drunkenness an average of 27 times a year, almost double the global average of 15.
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Who consumes the most alcohol in the world?

Belarus. Belarus is a landlocked country located in Eastern Europe. This nation tops the list of countries consuming the most alcohol world-wide. Citizens of Belarus consume 14.4 liters of alcohol per person, per year.
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What is the world's biggest selling whiskey?

For many years, Jack Daniel's has continued to take the spot as the world's biggest-selling whisky brand. The American brand sells around 13 million cases annually.
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Who drinks the most bourbon?

Countries That Drink The Most Bourbon
  • By Richard Thomas.
  • The United Kingdom ($113.8 million) American whiskeys have been making serious inroads into the home market of Scotch whisky. ...
  • Japan ($72.7 million) ...
  • Australia ($70.4 million) ...
  • Spain ($68.2 million) ...
  • France ($52 million) ...
  • Germany ($50.8 million) ...
  • Canada ($34.2 million)
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Which country drinks the most coffee?

1. Finland — 12 kg/26 lbs — Finland is the world's biggest consumer of coffee on a per-person basis. The average Finn drinks nearly four cups a day. Coffee is so popular in Finland that two 10-minute coffee breaks are legally mandated for Finnish workers.
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What country drinks the most tequila?

Tequila is the national drink of Mexico, and although the US consumes more of it overall, Mexicans drink the most tequila per person, about 1.3 pints (0.63 liters) a year. Americans drink about 0.76 pints (0.36 liters) per person.
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What race drinks the most alcohol?

Across specific beverage types (i.e., wine, beer, and liquor), Puerto Rican (5.1 to 11.2 drinks/week) and Mexican-American (4.1 to 7.0 drinks/week) men drink the most and have the highest rates of binge drinking (19.6 to 35.0 percent and 13.3 to 36.8 percent, respectively) compared with Cuban (4.1 to 7.0 drinks/week; ...
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Who drinks most alcohol in Europe?

Belarus, a small landlocked country in Europe, consumed the greatest average number of liters of pure alcohol per capita. On average, its citizens consumed 14.4 liters each year, over 1.5 times more than Americans.
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Do Japanese drink a lot of alcohol?

According to Euromonitor Japanese adults on average drink 4.4 shots of hard liquor per week, the fifth highest in the world behind top two South Korea and Russia.
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Are the Scottish big drinkers?

Scotland's alcohol consumption is among the highest in the world, according to World Health Organization data; on average, Scots consume the equivalent of more than 13 liters (3.4 gallons) of pure alcohol a year, about 40 percent more than Americans (2.4 gallons).
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Why is Happy Hour illegal in Scotland?

The legislation was intended to stop customers downing vast quantities of alcohol in a short time. However, Paul Waterson, chief executive of the Scottish Licensed Trade Association, admitted: "People are going from having a happy hour to having a happy 72 hours."
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What whiskey do Irish drink?

Irish Whiskey

There are several types of whiskeys distilled in Ireland, most notably: malt, single pot still, grain and blended. Examples of Irish whiskey include Black Bush, Tyrconnell, Bushmills, Red Breast, Jameson, Powers Gold Label, and Tullamore Dew to name a few.
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