Russia has experienced a significant growth in alcohol sales from January to November 2024, with sparkling wines seeing the largest increase of 10.5%. Other alcohol categories, including vodka, cognac, and liquor and vodka products, also saw slight to moderate increases in sales. Overall, alcoholic beverage sales reached 108.5 million decalitres, marking a 4.6% increase from the previous year. Conversely, sales of low-alcohol products decreased by 25.8% to 11.7 million decalitres. The total sales of alcoholic products, excluding beer, cider, perry and mead, in the country amounted to 201.7 million decalitres, a slight 0.2% increase from the previous year.