Ricard says sales in the country rose 4% over the three months to the end of September.

The world's second biggest spirits maker said it was helped by the reopening off bars and restaurants there.

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Sales also rose, thanks to strong demand for drinking at home worldwide.

It was a different picture.

The maker of Havana Club rum, Chivas Regal Whiskey and other brand says total quarterly sales dropped 6% on the year to $2.7 billion.

That was far better than the previous quarter, at least when sales fell by more than a third.

It also beat analyst expectations.

But the French distiller still sounds very cautious about the outlook.

Chief executive Alexandra Ricard says a second wave off the virus is hurting.

He told Reuters that would sap demand right into 2021.

The global travel slump is also battering duty free sales.

Ricard says they're likely to see a double digit decline over the firm's current financial year.