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Liquor shelves in the United States are
increasingly stocked with spirits from south
of the Rio Grande. Tequila, pisco and rum
imports have shot up in the last 10 years,
reflecting U.S. consumers’ thirst for some of
our hemisphere’s national drinks. AQ looks at
the Latin American and Caribbean-produced
spirits that Americans are drinking and
where they come from.
Who’s Selling
What in the
U.S. (2007)
Pisco
Chile 61.82%
Peru 38.18%
Rum
Barbados 24.94%
Jamaica 15.44%
Trinidad & Tobago 10.32%
Dominican Republic 8.55%
Anguilla 6.85%
Tequila
Mexico 99.99%
Increases in Imports:
1997 and 2007
1997
Pisco
$127,715
2007
$521,566
Rum
$14,655,367
$53,408,547
Tequila
$129,379,228*
$595,249,921
*Values—not adjusted for inflation—are assigned to merchandise entering the country by the u.s. customs agency. source: distilled spirits
council of the united states (compiled from u.s. department of commerce and u.s. international trade commission data).
