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Top 10
Record breakers: the top 150
By adminTop 150 spirits brands by volume (Figures: million 9l‐case sales)
RANK | BRAND | OWNER | CATEGORY | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | %+/- |
1 | Jinro | Hite‐Jinro | Local – Soju | 74.3 | 76.8 | 78.0 | 86.3 | 95.3 | 10.4% |
2 | White Claw Hard Seltzer | Mark Anthony Brands | RTD | 0.3 | 1.7 | 5.9 | 24.4 | 58.5 | 139.7% |
3 | McDowell’s No.1 Whisky | United Spirits | Whisky – Indian | 26.6 | 26.4 | 29.0 | 30.7 | 25.7 | -16.4% |
4 | ‐196°C Strong Zero | Suntory Spirits | RTD | 20.8 | 23.6 | 25.5 | 27.3 | 24.8 | -9.4% |
5 | Tanduay | Tanduay Distillers | Rum | 16.6 | 19.5 | 20.1 | 20.5 | 23.9 | 16.6% |
6 | Smirnoff | Diageo | Vodka | 25.7 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 25.6 | 23.0 | -10.1% |
7 | Imperial Blue | Pernod Ricard | Whisky – Indian | 18.0 | 19.0 | 22.7 | 26.3 | 21.3 | -19.1% |
8 | Officer’s Choice Whisky | Allied Blenders & Distillers | Whisky – Indian | 32.9 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 30.6 | 20.8 | -32.0% |
9 | Chum Churum | Lotte Liquor | Local – Soju | 26.1 | 27.6 | 28.6 | 25.5 | 19.9 | -22.0% |
10 | Royal Stag | Pernod Ricard | Whisky – Indian | 18.0 | 18.7 | 21.6 | 22.0 | 18.5 | -15.8% |
11 | Bacardí | Bacardi | Rum | 17.2 | 16.8 | 17.1 | 17.8 | 17.7 | -0.4% |
12 | Johnnie Walker | Diageo | Whisky – Scotch | 17.4 | 18.3 | 18.9 | 18.4 | 14.1 | -23.3% |
13 | Fenjiu | Fenjiu | Local – Baijiu | 4.6 | 5.8 | 8.1 | 14.0 | 13.5 | -3.1% |
14 | Jack Daniel’s | Brown‐Forman | Whiskey – American | 12.5 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 12.3 | -8.1% |
15 | Captain Morgan | Diageo | Rum | 10.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.9 | 11.9 | -0.1% |
16 | Pitú | Pitú | Local – Cachaça | 10.9 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 10.7% |
17 | Jim Beam | Beam Suntory | Whiskey – American | 8.0 | 8.9 | 9.7 | 10.4 | 10.7 | 3.3% |
18 | Khortytsa | Global Spirits | Vodka | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 10.4 | 6.0% |
19 | 8PM | Radico Khaitan | Whisky – Indian | 5.7 | 7.0 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 17.6% |
20 | Żubrówka | Roust | Vodka | 7.1 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 9.7 | 10.0 | 3.1% |
21 | Hayward’s Fine | United Spirits | Whisky – Indian | 7.9 | 8.5 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 1.0% |
22 | Absolut | Pernod Ricard | Vodka | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 9.6 | -14.1% |
23 | Martini | Bacardi | Speciality – Vermouth | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.5 | -3.6% |
24 | McDowell’s No.1 Rum | United Spirits | Rum | 15.7 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.8 | 8.1 | -24.7% |
25 | Crown Royal | Diageo | Whisky – Canadian | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 3.2% |
26 | New Mix | Brown‐Forman | RTD | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 24.3% |
27 | Hennessy | LVMH | Cognac | 7.0 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.8 | -2.1% |
28 | Jameson | Pernod Ricard | Whiskey – Irish | 6.2 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.7 | -5.0% |
29 | Jose Cuervo | Becle | Tequila | N/A | 6.7 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 0.4% |
30 | Baileys | Diageo | Liqueurs | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.1 | -4.6% |
31 | Iichiko | Sanwa Shurui | Local – Shōchū | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 1.1% |
32 | Morosha | Global Spirits | Vodka | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 13.5% |
33 | Ballantine’s | Pernod Ricard | Whisky – Scotch | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.0 | -9.6% |
34 | Jägermeister | Mast‐Jägermeister | Speciality – Bitters | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 7.0 | -18.2% |
35 | Gordon’s | Diageo | Gin | 4.5 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 0.0% |
36 | Blenders Pride | Pernod Ricard | Whisky – Indian | 6.2 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 6.6 | -14.0% |
37 | Jack Daniel’s & Cola | Brown‐Forman | RTD | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 7.0% |
38 | Aperol | Campari Group | Speciality – Bitters | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 5.4 | -7.2% |
39 | Bagpiper | United Spirits | Whisky – Indian | 7.2 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 5.3 | -12.5% |
40 | Suntory Kakubin (incl. Highball) | Suntory Spirits | Whisky – Japanese | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 | -2.3% |
41 | Nemiroff | Nemiroff | Vodka | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 18.3% |
42 | Svedka | Constellation Brands | Vodka | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.6% |
43 | Old Tavern | United Spirits | Whisky – Indian | 9.9 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 4.5 | -15.2% |
44 | Fernet‐Branca | Fratelli Branca | Speciality – Bitters | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | -1.7% |
45 | Malibu | Pernod Ricard | Liqueurs | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 14.3% |
46 | Royal Challenge | United Spirits | Whisky – Indian | 4.7 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 4.3 | -22.2% |
47 | Soplica | Roust | Vodka | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 1.9% |
48 | Bombay Sapphire | Bacardi | Gin | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | -8.0% |
49 | Ypióca | Diageo | Local – Cachaça | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 | -7.1% |
50 | Havana Club | Pernod Ricard | Rum | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.1 | -10.0% |
51 | Pyat Ozer | Alcohol Siberia Group | Vodka | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | -4.7% |
52 | Tanqueray | Diageo | Gin | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.1 | -9.7% |
53 | Ricard | Pernod Ricard | Speciality – Anis | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | -4.9% |
54 | Old Admiral Brandy | Radico Khaitan | Brandy | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 5.3% |
55 | Belenkaya | Beluga Group | Vodka | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 10.8% |
56 | Russian Standard | Roust | Vodka | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.8% |
57 | Kanoka | Asahi Breweries | Local – Shōchū | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 5.9% |
58 | Grant’s | William Grant & Sons | Whisky – Scotch | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | -14.1% |
59 | De Kuyper | Beam Suntory/De Kuyper | Liqueurs | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | -4.7% |
60 | Black Nikka | Asahi Breweries | Whisky – Japanese | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 | -2.9% |
61 | William Lawson’s | Bacardi | Whisky – Scotch | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | -0.6% |
62 | Skyy | Campari Group | Vodka | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.2 | -9.9% |
63 | Chivas Regal | Pernod Ricard | Whisky – Scotch | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.2 | -28.5% |
64 | Director’s Special Whisky | United Spirits | Whisky – Indian | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.1 | -25.1% |
65 | Campari | Campari Group | Bitters | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.1 | -8.8% |
66 | Patrón | Bacardi | Tequila | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 10.8% |
67 | Evan Williams | Heaven Hill Brands | Whiskey – American | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 7.7% |
68 | Magic Moments | Radico Khaitan | Vodka | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.0 | -28.6% |
69 | Arkhangelskaya | Beluga Group | Vodka | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 80.7% |
70 | Grey Goose | Bacardi | Vodka | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.9 | -17.9% |
71 | Black & White | Diageo | Whisky – Scotch | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.1% |
72 | Torys (including Highball) | Suntory Spirits | Whisky – Japanese | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 10.9% |
73 | Zoladkowa De Luxe | Stock Spirits Group | Vodka | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.4% |
74 | Sterling Reserve Premium Whiskies | Allied Blenders & Distillers | Whisky – Indian | N/A | N/A | 1.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 0.0% |
75 | Talka | Roust | Vodka | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 12.0% |
76 | William Peel | Marie Brizard Wine & Spirits | Whisky – Scotch | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | -1.4% |
77 | Ketel One | Diageo | Vodka | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | -1.4% |
78 | Dreher | Campari Group | Brandy | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.7 | -1.8% |
79 | Jack Daniel’s Country Cocktail | Brown‐Forman | RTD | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 92.1% |
80 | Beefeater | Pernod Ricard | Gin | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.7 | -20.9% |
81 | Label 5 | La Martiniquaise‐Bardinet | Whisky – Scotch | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | -0.8% |
82 | Dewar’s | Bacardi | Whisky – Scotch | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.6 | -12.4% |
83 | Green Mark | Roust | Vodka | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 1.6% |
84 | Pinnacle | Beam Suntory | Vodka | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.7% |
85 | Burnett’s | Heaven Hill Brands | Vodka | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | -10.0% |
86 | Seagram’s | Pernod Ricard | Gin | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | -6.1% |
87 | Maker’s Mark | Beam Suntory | Whiskey – American | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | -0.3% |
88 | Finlandia | Brown‐Forman | Vodka | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.4 | -19.0% |
89 | J&B | Diageo | Whisky – Scotch | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.3 | -23.3% |
90 | Rémy Martin | Rémy Cointreau | Cognac | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.7% |
91 | Żytniówka | Roust | Vodka | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.9% |
92 | Stolichnaya | SPI Group | Vodka | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 | -18.2% |
93 | White & Blue | Alcobrew | Whisky – Indian | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.1 | -10.7% |
94 | Yeni | Diageo | Local – Raki | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.1 | -14.7% |
95 | White Horse | Diageo | Whisky – Scotch | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 18.9% |
96 | Barceló | Ron Barceló | Rum | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.0% |
97 | Bell’s | Diageo | Whisky – Scotch | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 10.8% |
98 | Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey | Brown‐Forman | Whiskey – American | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 6.3% |
99 | Canadian Club | Beam Suntory | Whisky – Canadian | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | -1.2% |
100 | Martell | Pernod Ricard | Cognac | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.9 | -16.6% |
101 | Seagram’s 7 Crown | Diageo | Whiskey – American | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.9 | -1.6% |
102 | Lubelska | Stock Spirits Group | Liqueurs | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | -2.5% |
103 | Signature | United Spirits | Whisky – Indian | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.9 | -18.1% |
104 | Gorbatschow | Henkell | Vodka | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 5.2% |
105 | Don Julio | Diageo | Tequila | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 4.0% |
106 | Black Velvet | Heaven Hill Brands | Whisky – Canadian | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | -3.5% |
107 | Passport | Pernod Ricard | Whisky – Scotch | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.9% |
108 | Bulleit | Diageo | Whiskey – American | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 5.3% |
109 | Żołądkowa Gorzka | Stock Spirits Group | Liqueurs | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 19.3% |
110 | Sir Edward’s | La Martiniquaise‐Bardinet | Whisky – Scotch | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.0% |
111 | Tsar | Beluga Group | Vodka | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | -4.4% |
112 | Cîroc | Diageo | Vodka | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.7 | -7.6% |
113 | Wild Turkey (includes American Honey) | Campari Group | Whiskey – American | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 4.3% |
114 | Kahlúa | Pernod Ricard | Liqueurs | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 3.2% |
115 | Poliakov | La Martiniquaise‐Bardinet | Vodka | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.6% |
116 | Mistral | Compañia Pisquera de Chile | Local – Pisco | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 10.9% |
117 | Hornitos | Beam Suntory | Tequila | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 16.4% |
118 | Old Port Rum | Amrut Distillers | Rum | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | -13.4% |
119 | Prestige | Stock Spirits Group | Vodka | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 | -10.4% |
120 | Wyborowa | Pernod Ricard | Vodka | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 | -14.0% |
121 | Pervak | Global Spirits | Vodka | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 8.6% |
122 | Deep Eddy Vodka | Heaven Hill Brands | Vodka | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 7.1% |
123 | Buchanan’s | Diageo | Whisky – Scotch | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 | -20.8% |
124 | Teacher’s Highland Cream | Beam Suntory | Whisky – Scotch | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | -0.1% |
125 | Courvoisier | Beam Suntory | Cognac | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 4.3% |
126 | Tsarskaya/Imperial Collection Gold | Ladoga | Vodka | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | -8.4% |
127 | Bulbash | Bulbash | Vodka | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.1% |
128 | 100 Pipers | Pernod Ricard | Whisky – Scotch | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | -14.1% |
129 | Shustoff | Global Spirits | Brandy | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 8.4% |
130 | Choya | Choya Umeshu | Liqueurs | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 7.3% |
131 | El Jimador | Brown‐Forman | Tequila | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | -10.6% |
132 | Clan Campbell | Pernod Ricard | Whisky – Scotch | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | -11.2% |
133 | Glenfiddich | William Grant & Sons | Whisky – Scotch | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.2 | -20.2% |
134 | Božkov | Stock Spirits Group | Rum | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | -26.2% |
135 | Campari Soda | Campari Group | RTD | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.2 | -17.2% |
136 | Tullamore Dew | William Grant & Sons | Whiskey – Irish | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | -17.2% |
137 | The Glenlivet | Pernod Ricard | Whisky – Scotch | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | -17.7% |
138 | Vat 69 | Diageo | Whisky – Scotch | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | -12.3% |
139 | Casamigos | Diageo | Tequila | N/A | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 82.3% |
140 | McDowell’s No.1 Brandy | United Spirits | Brandy | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | -9.6% |
141 | Sauza | Beam Suntory | Tequila | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.1 | -34.2% |
142 | Old Kenigsberg | Alliance 1892 Brandy Factory | Brandy | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | -13.8% |
143 | Kedrovitsa | Alcohol Siberia Group | Vodka | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 11.6% |
144 | Christian Brothers | Heaven Hill Brands | Brandy | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.5% |
145 | Ramazzotti | Pernod Ricard | Speciality – Bitters | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.0% |
146 | Sobieski | Marie Brizard Wine & Spirits | Vodka | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | -8.3% |
147 | Topaz | Roust | Vodka | N/A | N/A | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | -8.3% |
148 | Urozhay | Roust | Vodka | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | -8.3% |
149 | Eristoff | Bacardi | Vodka | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.1 | -31.4% |
150 | Chrome Vodka | Diageo | Vodka | N/A | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.1 | -9.2% |