Alcoholic Drinks

In 2022, sales of wine in Spain grew both in total volume and current value terms compared with the previous year. Most categories experienced growth, with sherry being the only exception. Growth was primarily driven by the lifting of all…

Even though total volume sales of spirits increased in 2022, volumes did not return to the pre-pandemic level. The supply chain crisis and rising production costs, such as raw materials and energy, which were exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, had a…

RTDs saw growth in both total volume and current value terms in 2022, bringing sales back to levels above those seen in 2019. Volume growth was partly the result of the rebound in on-trade sales, which was facilitated by the complete removal of…

The total volume increase in cider/perry in 2022 was driven by significant growth in the on-trade. Since cider is so strongly linked to social occasions, the lifting of the COVID-19 restrictions in early 2022, the reopening of on-trade…

During 2022, the Spanish beer category maintained total volume growth, and sales nearly returned to the level seen in 2019. This made it one of the only alcoholic drinks categories that, in general, recovered from the impact of the pandemic. The…

By the end of 2021 and during the first months of 2022, Spain had to restore some COVID-19 restrictions, due to the emergence of the more contagious Omicron variant of the virus. These restrictions focused on the use of masks outdoors, and the…