The source notes: 'The Spirit production figures include 'Head and Tail' which is equivalent to approximately 10% of the data. Head and Tail spirit production figures are the amount of unusable or lower quality product that is made at the beginning and end of distillation.'
Figures for 2024 and 2025 are provisional.
Data prior to 2023 were taken from previous releases.
Production of potable spirits in the United Kingdom has been fluctuating in recent years. From a decade low of *** million hectoliters in 2020, production increased to *** million hectoliters in 2023 before hitting a new decade low in 2025 at *** million hectoliters.
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HM Revenue and Customs. (February 27, 2026). Annual production volume of potable spirits in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2002 to 2025 (in hectoliters) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/288821/alcohol-production-spirits-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-annually/
HM Revenue and Customs. "Annual production volume of potable spirits in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2002 to 2025 (in hectoliters)." Chart. February 27, 2026. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/288821/alcohol-production-spirits-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-annually/
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HM Revenue and Customs. "Annual Production Volume of Potable Spirits in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2002 to 2025 (in Hectoliters)." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 27 Feb 2026, /statistics/288821/alcohol-production-spirits-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-annually/
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Annual production volume of potable spirits in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2002 to 2025 (in hectoliters) [Graph], HM Revenue and Customs, February 27, 2026. [Online]. Available: /statistics/288821/alcohol-production-spirits-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-annually/