More ouzo, tsipouro And tsikoudiya than ever, Greek distilleries ‘treat’ consumers outside of Greece in 2022 as a historic export record was set Greek alcoholic drinks. In fact, exports are higher in value and quantity, not only compared to 2021, but also to 2019, the last year before the outbreak of the pandemic. His data Association of Greek Spirits and Spirits Producers (SEAOP) they also show a significant increase in exports not only to countries with large Greek communities, but also to countries such as Iraq and Bulgaria. Quite significant exports are also made to the countries of Western and Central Europe, as many tourists visiting Greece taste traditional Greek drinks and then look for them in their country.

As regards especially Iraqthe increase in exports is due to the fact that ouzo resembles local drink arakproduction of which was greatly reduced due to the extensive destruction of Iraqi factories by the war years.

Thus, according to SEAOP, the value Greek exports of alcoholic beverages formed in 2022 at the level of 96.71 million euros from 86.48 million euros in 2021, which means an increase of 11.83%. The cost increase is also partly due to higher prices due to general price increases, as the average selling price of alcoholic beverages increased by 11% in 2021.

Positive is definitely a 5.65% increase in sales in 2022 compared to 2021, with exports reaching 37.98 million kg compared to 35.95 million kg in 2021. Compared to 2019, the export of Greek alcoholic beverages increased by 27% in 2022. in value and 10% in quantity.

75% of Greek exports of alcoholic beverages come from EU countries, whose exports in 2022 increased by 8.57% in value and 2% in quantity. Compared to 2019, exports to the EU increased in 2022 by 22.47% in value and 3.97% in quantity, and to third countries by 41% in value and 34.77% in quantity.

Germany ranks first as the main export country for Greek alcoholic beverages, as 38.2% (or 36.9 million euros) of the Greek distillery in value terms is located in Germany. They are followed by Iraq with 17.3 million euros (17.95%), Bulgaria with 8.1 million euros (8.39%), the Czech Republic with 4.3 million euros (4.47%), Poland with 3.9 million euros (4.05%) and France with 3.5 million euros. million euros (3.63%). The flagship of the Greek export of alcoholic beverages is ouzo. It has always been the main export product of the Greek distillery, accounting for 61% of the value and 70% of the quantity of all Greek spirits exports in 2022. The export value of ouzo increased by 11.93% in 2022 compared to 2021, and the quantity increased by 3.65%.

The export of tsipouro and tsikoudiya shows very high growth rates. In 2022, they increased in value by 11.7% and in quantity by 19.1%. The main destination countries for tsipouro and tsikoudiya are Germany, USA, Cyprus, Canada and the Netherlands.