The top 150
Top 150 spirits brands by volume
RANK | BRAND | OWNER | CATEGORY | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | %+/- |
1 | Jinro | Hite-Jinro | Local – Soju | 70.9 | 73.8 | 74.0 | 76.8 | 78.0 | 1.6% |
2 | Officer’s Choice Whisky | Allied Blenders & Distillers | Whisky – Indian | 28.4 | 32.9 | 32.9 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 6.3% |
3 | McDowell’s Whisky | United Spirits | Whisky – Indian | 13.4 | 25.7 | 26.6 | 26.4 | 29.0 | 10.0% |
4 | Smirnoff | Diageo | Vodka | 25.6 | 25.8 | 25.7 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 0.0% |
5 | Emperador | Alliance Global Group | Brandy | 33.0 | 30.5 | 28.0 | 27.1 | 25.3 | -6.6% |
6 | Imperial Blue | Pernod Ricard | Whisky – Indian | 14.1 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 22.7 | 19.3% |
7 | Royal Stag | Pernod Ricard | Whisky – Indian | 16.1 | 17.3 | 18.0 | 18.7 | 21.6 | 15.5% |
8 | Tanduay | Tanduay Distillers | Rum | 17.0 | 16.5 | 16.6 | 19.5 | 20.1 | 3.1% |
9 | Johnnie Walker | Diageo | Whisky – Scotch | 17.9 | 17.6 | 17.4 | 18.3 | 18.9 | 3.5% |
10 | Bacardí | Bacardi | Rum | 18.2 | 17.4 | 17.2 | 16.8 | 17.1 | 2.0% |
11 | Cachaça 51 | Companhia Müller de Bebidas | Local – Cachaça | 18.0 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 14.7 | 13.3 | -9.3% |
12 | Jack Daniel’s | Brown-Forman | Whiskey – American | 11.7 | 12.2 | 12.5 | 12.9 | 13.3 | 2.7% |
13 | Captain Morgan | Diageo | Rum | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 0.2% |
14 | Original Choice | John Distilleries | Whisky – Indian | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 11.5 | 12.0% |
15 | Absolut | Pernod Ricard | Vodka | 11.1 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.3 | -0.8% |
16 | McDowell’s No.1 Rum | United Spirits | Rum | 8.9 | 17.2 | 15.7 | 12.3 | 11.2 | -8.7% |
17 | Pitú | Pitú | Local – Cachaça | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 0.2% |
18 | Velho Barreiro | Tatuzinho | Local – Cachaça | 9.8 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 9.8 | -2.0% |
19 | Jim Beam | Beam Suntory | Whiskey – American | 7.4 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 8.9 | 9.7 | 9.8% |
20 | Hayward’s Fine | United Spirits | Whisky – Indian | 4.8 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 9.4 | 10.2% |
21 | Khortytsa | Global Spirits | Vodka | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 9.9% |
22 | Martini | Bacardi | Speciality – Vermouth | 9.9 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.6 | -1.4% |
23 | Żubrówka | Roust | Vodka | 5.2 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 8.9% |
24 | 8PM | Radico Khaitan | Whisky – Indian | 4.3 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 8.2 | 16.5% |
25 | Hennessy | LVMH | Cognac | 5.9 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 2.6% |
26 | Jameson | Pernod Ricard | Whiskey – Irish | 4.9 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 9.3% |
27 | Jägermeister | Mast-Jägermeister | Speciality – Bitters | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 4.2% |
28 | Hlibny Dar | Bayadera Group | Vodka | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 4.9% |
29 | Ballantine’s | Pernod Ricard | Whisky – Scotch | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.6% |
30 | Blenders Pride | Pernod Ricard | Whisky – Indian | 4.8 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 15.1% |
31 | Crown Royal | Diageo | Whisky – Canadian | 5.3 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 3.4% |
32 | Iichiko | Sanwa Shurui | Local – Shōchū | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.2 | -4.8% |
33 | Baileys | Diageo | Liqueurs | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 2.6% |
34 | New Mix | Brown-Forman | Speciality – RTD | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 7.5% |
35 | Jose Cuervo | Becle | Tequila | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6.7 | 6.7 | -0.3% |
36 | Gordon’s | Diageo | Gin | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 26.7% |
37 | Old Tavern | United Spirits | Whisky – Indian | 5.5 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 7.1 | 6.2 | -13.1% |
38 | Bagpiper | United Spirits | Whisky – Indian | 3.7 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 5.8 | 5.6 | -4.0% |
39 | Royal Challenge | United Spirits | Whisky – Indian | 1.4 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 22.7% |
40 | Jack Daniel’s & Cola | Brown-Forman | Speciality – RTD | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.6% |
41 | Bangalore Malt Whisky | John Distilleries | Whisky – Indian | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 44.3% |
42 | Suntory Kakubin (including Highball) | Suntory Spirits | Whisky – Japanese | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 7.1% |
43 | Aperol | Gruppo Campari | Speciality – Bitters | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 22.5% |
44 | Fernet-Branca | Fratelli Branca | Speciality – Bitters | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.8 | -9.1% |
45 | Ypióca | Diageo | Local – Cachaça | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | -7.9% |
46 | Ricard | Pernod Ricard | Speciality – Anis | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 2.0% |
47 | Nemiroff | Nemiroff | Vodka | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.4% |
48 | Havana Club | Pernod Ricard | Rum | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.8% |
49 | Grant’s | William Grant & Sons | Whisky – Scotch | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 0.8% |
50 | Chivas Regal | Pernod Ricard | Whisky – Scotch | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.4% |