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http://www.newsnet5.com/news/13986404/detail.html

Ohio sold a record dollar amount of hard liquor this year due to greater consumption, higher prices and a strong demand for pricier scotch, vodka and other spirits.

Statewide, sales of spirits higher than 21 percent alcohol, or 42 proof, rose 5.3 percent to $672.7 million, while volume sales rose by 2.5 percent to 10.2 million gallons.

David Ozgo, chief economist for the Distilled Spirits Council, said Ohio mirrors the national trend of generally increased volume and dollar sales of hard liquor.

Ozgo said many buyers are moving up to more expensive liquor such as cognac and that the increase seems to be occurring among all age groups in the legal drinking age.

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well duh - OSU made it to two national championship games and the UM football game was the game of the century... gotta drink a lot for those three games.

Probably from the depression of not winning anything,...

Damn I didn't know I had this much impact on the Ohio economy...

There are two reasons to drink... in celebration.... and in defeat... not sure which one sells the most but either way it's an excuse to drink

O-H-I-O.....I LOVE THIS STATE...CHEERS



They failed to mention that the campus of Bowling Green, Ohio Univercity & Ohio State Univeercity make up 98% of that liquor amount.

Cheers!

I have a few good reasons for drinking....and one has just entered my head.

If a man can't drink while he is living, how the heck can he drink when he's dead??

Will never forget my Marketing professor....he would always bring up, "20% of beer drinkers purchase 80% of the beer,".........so right he was!

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Humm Clay, drinking at 7am this morning were we? hehe

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LOL....Had to my part for this great state