/ whiskey sales take great leap forward

good whiskey brands typically take 21 years to mature, and almost the same period of time has been needed for the china market to become ripe for scotland's most well-known contribution to world culture. industry-wide, market analyst datamonitor estimates mainland sales last year increased at least 20 percent, possibly twice as much, from 294 million yuan (HK$277.18 million) in 2003.

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