The top 150
Top 150 spirits brands by volume
RANK | BRAND | OWNER | CATEGORY | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | %+/- |
1 | Jinro | Hite‐Jinro | Local – Soju | 73.8 | 74.0 | 76.8 | 78.0 | 86.3 | 10.6% |
2 | McDowell’s No.1 Whisky | United Spirits | Whisky – Indian | 25.7 | 26.6 | 26.4 | 29.0 | 30.7 | 6.0% |
3 | Officer’s Choice Whisky | Allied Blenders & Distillers | Whisky – Indian | 32.9 | 32.9 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 30.6 | -10.0% |
4 | White Claw Hard Seltzer | Mark Anthony Brands | Speciality – RTD | N/A | 0.4 | 2.1 | 6.9 | 27.5 | 298.0% |
5 | Imperial Blue | Pernod Ricard | Whisky – Indian | 17.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 22.7 | 26.3 | 16.0% |
6 | Smirnoff | Diageo | Vodka | 25.8 | 25.7 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 25.6 | -1.3% |
7 | Royal Stag | Pernod Ricard | Whisky – Indian | 17.3 | 18.0 | 18.7 | 21.6 | 22.0 | 2.1% |
8 | Tanduay | Tanduay Distillers | Rum | 16.5 | 16.6 | 19.5 | 20.1 | 20.5 | 2.0% |
9 | Johnnie Walker | Diageo | Whisky – Scotch | 17.6 | 17.4 | 18.3 | 18.9 | 18.4 | -2.8% |
10 | Bacardi | Bacardi | Rum | 17.4 | 17.2 | 16.8 | 17.1 | 17.6 | 2.9% |
11 | Jack Daniel’s | Brown‐Forman | Whiskey – American | 12.3 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 1.1% |
12 | Original Choice | John Distilleries | Whisky – Indian | 10.7 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 11.5 | 12.7 | 10.3% |
13 | Captain Morgan | Diageo | Rum | 10.3 | 10.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.9 | 1.9% |
14 | Absolut | Pernod Ricard | Vodka | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.2 | -0.7% |
15 | McDowell’s No.1 Rum | United Spirits | Rum | 17.2 | 15.7 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.8 | -3.5% |
16 | Pitú | Pitú | Local – Cachaça | 10.6 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.6 | -0.8% |
17 | Jim Beam | Beam Suntory | Whiskey – American | 7.4 | 8.0 | 8.9 | 9.7 | 10.4 | 6.7% |
18 | Khortytsa | Global Spirits | Vodka | 7.3 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 10.1% |
19 | Żubrówka | Roust | Vodka | 6.2 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 9.7 | 12.8% |
20 | Hayward’s Fine | United Spirits | Whisky – Indian | 7.1 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 2.1% |
21 | Martini | Bacardi | Speciality – Vermouth | 9.4 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 2.3% |
22 | Jägermeister | Mast‐Jägermeister | Speciality – Bitter | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 13.3% |
23 | 8PM | Radico Khaitan | Whisky – Indian | 4.1 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 3.9% |
24 | Jameson | Pernod Ricard | Whiskey – Irish | 5.3 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.5% |
25 | Hlibny Dar | Bayadera Group | Vodka | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.4% |
26 | Hennessy | LVMH | Cognac | 6.3 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 2.9% |
27 | Jack Daniel’s & Cola | Brown‐Forman | Speciality – RTD | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 7.9 | 51.5% |
28 | Crown Royal | Diageo | Whisky – Canadian | 6.2 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 8.6% |
29 | Ballantine’s | Pernod Ricard | Whisky – Scotch | 6.2 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 4.6% |
30 | Blenders Pride | Pernod Ricard | Whisky – Indian | 5.6 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 4.6% |
31 | Baileys | Diageo | Liqueurs | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 5.5% |
32 | Jose Cuervo | Becle | Tequila | N/A | N/A | 6.7 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 9.0% |
33 | Iichiko | Sanwa Shurui | Sanwa Shurui | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.0 | -2.0% |
34 | Gordon’s | Diageo | Gin | 4.3 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 3.6% |
35 | New Mix | Brown‐Forman | Speciality – RTD | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 6.5 | -6.3% |
36 | Morosha | Global Spirits | Vodka | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 72.2% |
37 | Bagpiper | United Spirits | United Spirits | 7.3 | 7.2 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 9.0% |
38 | Aperol | Campari Group | Speciality – Bitter | 3.0 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 18.8% |
39 | Royal Challenge | United Spirits | Whisky – Indian | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 5.5 | -0.4% |
40 | Old Tavern | United Spirits | Whisky – Indian | 11.0 | 9.9 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 5.3 | -13.8% |
41 | Suntory Kakubin (includes Highball) | Suntory Spirits | Whisky – Japanese | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.6% |
42 | Bombay Sapphire | Bacardi | Gin | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 7.9% |
43 | Havana Club | Pernod Ricard | Rum | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | -0.4% |
44 | Fernet‐Branca | Fratelli Branca | Speciality – Bitter | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | -4.2% |
45 | Svedka | Constellation Brands | Vodka | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.0% |
46 | Ypióca | Diageo | Local – Cachaça | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.5 | -3.2% |
47 | Tanqueray | Diageo | Gin | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 11.9% |
48 | Chivas Regal | Pernod Ricard | Whisky – Scotch | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.4 | -1.1% |
49 | Pyat Ozer | Alcohol Siberia Group | Vodka | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | -0.7% |
50 | Ricard | Pernod Ricard | Speciality – Anis | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | -8.2% |