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It’s no surprise 3 out of 5 of the top liquors sold in the world are whiskey

Ahh, whiskey. How we love you in every way: with a splash of ginger, on ice (or you know, straight up with a shot of OJ). And in a recent trade report conducted by International Wine and Spirit Research, it seems lot of us feel the same way: 3 out of 5 top liquors sold in the United States are whiskey brands.

Unfortunately the dark liquor that we know and love didn’t make it to #1; Fernet-Branca, a bitters liquor manufactured in Argentina took the cake with a 21.6% growth rate. #2 and #3 however were two of our favorites, Jameson and Jim Beam (holler!), followed by Johnny Walker and Hennessy in the #4 and #5 spots.

As far as consumption goes, Smirnoff vodka remains #1, despite its only 3% increase in sales volume. But we’d like to think in time people will realize just how much more delightful tastes of barleys and ryes really are.

(via The Daily; main photo via uncyclopedia)

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Kaitlin Duffy is a writer from Cleveland. When she's not blogging or pondering the great complexities of the world and outer space, she is finding rare vinyl steals, visiting new places, laughing often, Instagramming everything in sight, watching movies, or working on her first feature Port de Cleve.