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High spirits: Jameson sales up 13 per cent

Irish whiskey brand outperforms Pernod Ricard stable mates.

SALES OF WHISKEY brand Jameson grew by 13 per cent worldwide last year, despite parent company Pernod Ricard posting disappointing results for the first nine months of the 2013/14 financial year.

Overall the company posted a sales decline of 7 per cent, which it blamed on a “highly unfavourable foreign exchange effect”.

Asian sales dropped by 13 per cent, shipping a particularly hard hit from sluggish Chinese returns.

Jameson’s figures were the strongest out of the Pernod Ricard stable, outperforming the next strongest brand, Scottish whisky The Glenlivet by four per cent.

The steepest decline was seen in Royal Salute and Martell, while Absolut held its ground with no change in net sales.

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    Mute Shane Russell
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    Apr 24th 2014, 1:19 PM

    I think I contributed a large part of that over Christmas……

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    Mute Brian Wilson
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    Apr 24th 2014, 1:20 PM

    There’s no ‘e’ in Scottish Whisky. :)

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    Mute Brian Guilfoyle
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    Apr 24th 2014, 1:35 PM

    Jaysus, if there was E in it, I’d be worried!

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    Mute Brian Wilson
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    Apr 25th 2014, 5:02 AM

    I see it’s corrected now.

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    Mute Pat O'Brien
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    Apr 24th 2014, 2:42 PM

    They got lots of Product Placement on True Detective. Clever marketing goes a long way. I would expect next year to be even better for them again.

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    Apr 24th 2014, 2:23 PM

    I increased my intake 100% last night by having a double.

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    Mute Gus Sheridan
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    Apr 24th 2014, 2:06 PM

    Jameson sales have gone up because this wretched government has driven people to drink!

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    Mute Bilbo Baggins
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    Apr 24th 2014, 5:45 PM

    Ya but they lobbed more tax on it just for balance

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    Mute Mike Clinton
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    Apr 24th 2014, 4:03 PM

    The Jameson store is a fantastic visit and the staff are very informative.
    Highly recommend my personal favorite is a 10 year old special reserve… Nothing like the odd one (for medicinal purposes of course)

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    Mute David Giles
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    Apr 24th 2014, 10:35 PM

    Jameson is now much more widely available internationally than ever before. When I was in France recently I had no problem finding it for sale in a small supermarket in a small town hear Amiens. And the price was so reasonable I bought two. But Scotch is often cheaper although really only suitable for use in cooking or in hot toddies with plenty of cloves and sugar to disguise the taste.

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    Apr 24th 2014, 2:37 PM

    You’re very welcome Mr. Jameson. Keep up the good work.

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    Mute Jon Connick
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    Apr 24th 2014, 3:37 PM

    Or because our positions paid their bar bill

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