A new study shows that drinkers in Scotland consume 46 bottles of vodka a year.
According to the research by NHS Health Scotland, Scottish adults drink 25 per cent more per head of population than those in England and Wales.
The analysis is based on industry sales data of sales of pure alcohol per person, which averaged 12.2 litres of pure alcohol per person over the age of 18.
The 50.5 million litres of pure alcohol sold in Scotland last year was enough for every adult drinker to exceed the weekly consumption guidelines for men every week of the year.
The new figures come as the Scottish Government pushes for a minimum price for alcohol to tackle the country's drink-related problems.
The figure remained virtually static since 2005 and is equivalent to more than 537 pints of beer or 130 bottles of wine.
A report last week put the cost to Scots taxpayers of alcohol abuse at £3.56billion a year, thanks to the burden on police, the NHS, social services and the economy.
Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said it was now time for critics of the Scottish Government’s minimum pricing plans to "wake up" to the scale of the nation's drink problem.
"All the evidence tells us that the big rise in Scottish alcohol consumption in recent decades is closely linked with the 70 per cent drop in alcohol's relative cost," she said.
"As a consequence, our country now faces an unprecedented burden from alcohol-related health problems, crime and lost economic productivity, which runs into billions and which we are all paying for.
"Currently there is nothing to stop supermarkets selling alcohol more cheaply than bottled water and that's why it's possible to exceed the weekly drinking guidelines for a man for less than £3.50.
"We believe setting a minimum price for alcohol, while not the whole answer, is a key weapon in the battle against alcohol misuse."
Average weekly sales for Scottish drinkers were 26.5 units per person over the age of 18, equivalent to around 11 pints of beer or three bottles of wine.
Labour health spokeswoman Jackie Baillie MSP believes the SNP's minimum pricing plan would only serve to swell the coffers of supermarkets rather than provide a solution to alcohol abuse.
She said: "I believe that alcohol abuse is the most important public health issue we face in Scotland today. We need to consider radical measures to reduce the level of problem drinking but minimum unit pricing is not the answer.
"The truth is that Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon are promoting a scheme that will increase the profits of the supermarkets, but won't provide a single penny for more police officers or alcohol treatment.
"The challenge now is for us to come up with something better. That is why have created a commission under the chairmanship of Professor Sally Brown to consider ways of restricting cheap booze and tackling alcohol abuse.
"I am inviting the Scottish Government to engage in the debate about alternative pricing mechanisms and other measures, such as alcohol treatment and testing orders and a mandatory Challenge 25 scheme."
In England and Wales, the total consumption for the same period was 9.7 litres per person, slightly higher than the recommended weekly maximum for a man.
