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Global Spirits Glut Forces Producers to Idle Distilleries and Slash Prices
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January 18, 2026•4 days ago
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Global spirits producers face a significant glut of premium alcohol, including whisky, cognac, and tequila, due to a sharp slowdown in demand. This has resulted in record stockpiles, forcing companies to idle distilleries. The situation is creating mounting pressure to discount prices to move inventory.
Global spirits glut forces producers to idle distilleries and cut prices: FT
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A sharp slowdown in demand for premium spirits has left the world’s largest alcohol producers with record stockpiles of unsold whisky, cognac and tequila, prompting production shutdowns and mounting pressure to discount prices, the Financial Times reported Sunday.
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