Revenue figures show we are drinking less alcohol during pandemic - except for wine

Spirits declined by 10% and cider was down 9%. Wine was the only category that increased - it went up 10%.

There was an 8% drop in alcohol consumption in the second three months of this year, compared to the same time in 2019.

According to Revenue figures, the biggest decrease was in the beer category, which was down over 17% when compared to the equivalent April, May and June period in 2019.