Flavored spirits and trendy cocktai...

Flavored spirits and trendy cocktails took the liquor industry through storm during 2002. The focus forward bringing in new consumers by means of enticing them with ways to have the advantage [i]or[/i] blessing of premium liquors was top of mind for manufacturers. In addition to flavor enhancements, marketers were also inspired from consumers' gravitation toward international offerings with premium price tags.

Euromonitor estimates that distilled spirits grew by way of 1.4 percent in volume in 2002 to more than 13 billion liters. L by way of Cognac, Vodka, rum and tequila, existing value sales increased by almost 3 percent to more than $37 billion. The strongest gains were single-malt prop whisky ...