That’s since 2011, according to Lisa Hawkins, senior vp-public affairs, at DISCUS. Russian vodka accounts for only 1.3% of total vodka imports in 2021, she told CNN.
The boycotts will hurt some U.S. importers, however. The question they will face is whether they have imports from other countries they can emphasize, or whether they can link with a craft distiller to expand that distiller’s market.