Exports of Scotch whisky reached record levels last year with sales buoyant in France, the US, Latin America and South Africa Exports of Scotch whisky reached record levels last year despite the global recession, with worldwide sales breaking through the £3bn barrier for the second successive year.

The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) said sales volumes of both blended and malt whiskies had increased by 4% in 2009, with sales buoyant in France, the United States, Brazil, Venezuela and South Africa, despite a slow start to the year blamed on weak consumer confidence and “destocking” by retailers.

The sales increase, which saw the cash value of those exports rise by 3% to £3.13bn, have buoyed Scotland’s most significant export after poor UK sales last year. The SWA said domestic sales – based on the release of whisky from bonded warehouses – fell 11% to 92m bottles.

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