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Top 150 spirits brands by volume (figures: million 9l‐case sales)

*This table omits Russian brands

Rank Brand Owner Category 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 %+/-
1 Jinro Hite‐Jinro Local – Soju 76.8 78.0 86.3 95.3 94.5 -0.8%
2 White Claw Mark Anthony Brands RTD 1.7 5.9 24.4 58.5 65.0 11.1%
3 McDowell’s No.1 Whisky United Spirits Whisky – Indian 26.4 29.0 30.7 25.7 30.1 17.2%
4 Smirnoff Diageo Vodka 26.0 26.0 25.6 23.0 26.5 15.2%
5 Imperial Blue Pernod Ricard Whisky – Indian 19.0 22.7 26.3 21.3 24.1 13.4%
6 Tanduay Tanduay Distillers Rum 19.5 20.1 20.5 23.9 23.7 -0.8%
7 Officer’s Choice Allied Blenders & Distillers Whisky – Indian 32.0 34.0 30.6 20.8 23.2 11.5%
8 ‐196˚C Strong Zero Suntory Spirits RTD 23.6 25.5 27.3 24.8 23.0 -7.2%
9 Royal Stag Pernod Ricard Whisky – Indian 18.7 21.6 22.0 18.5 22.4 20.8%
10 Bacardí Bacardí Rum 16.8 17.1 17.8 19.2 22.0 14.5%
11 Johnnie Walker Diageo Whisky – Scotch 18.3 18.9 18.4 14.1 19.1 35.4%
12 Chum Churum Lotte Liquor Soju 27.6 28.6 25.5 19.9 19.0 -4.4%
13 Jim Beam Beam Suntory Whiskey – American 14.3 15.2 15.8 16.4 17.0 3.3%
14 Jack Daniel’s Brown‐Forman Whiskey – American 13.0 13.3 13.4 12.3 13.5 10.0%
15 Suntory Kakubin (including Highball) Suntory Spirits Whisky – Japanese 9.8 10.7 11.6 11.6 12.7 9.0%
16 Captain Morgan Diageo Rum 11.7 11.7 11.9 11.9 12.7 6.6%
17 Hayward’s United Spirits Whisky – Indian 8.5 9.4 9.6 9.7 12.0 24.2%
18 Absolut Pernod Ricard Vodka 11.3 11.3 11.2 9.6 11.7 22.3%
19 8PM Radico Khaitan Whisky – Indian 7.1 8.0 9.2 9.4 11.4 21.2%
20 Khortytsa Global Spirits Vodka 8.1 8.9 9.8 10.4 10.9 5.0%
21 Żubrówka Central European Distribution Corporation International Vodka 7.9 8.6 9.7 10.0 10.8 8.2%
22 Jack Daniel’s RTDs (excluding Cola & Country Cocktails) Brown‐Forman RTD 6.4 6.8 7.1 9.3 10.2 9.7%
23 Martini Bacardi Speciality – Vermouth 8.7 8.6 8.8 8.6 9.7 13.1%
24 Jameson Pernod Ricard Whiskey – Irish 6.9 7.5 8.1 7.7 9.6 25.4%
25 Crown Royal Diageo Whisky – Canadian 7.0 7.3 7.9 8.1 9.0 10.3%
26 Baileys Diageo Liqueurs 6.9 7.1 7.4 7.1 8.8 23.2%
27 Jägermeister Mast‐Jägermeister Speciality – Bitters 7.2 7.5 8.5 7.0 8.7 25.0%
28 Ballantine’s Pernod Ricard Whisky – Scotch 6.9 7.4 7.7 7.0 8.7 24.4%
29 Hennessy LVMH Cognac 7.6 7.8 8.0 7.8 8.6 9.2%
30 McDowell’s No.1 Rum United Spirits Rum 12.3 11.2 10.8 8.1 8.4 3.4%
31 Blenders Pride Pernod Ricard Whisky – Indian 6.4 7.3 7.7 6.6 8.0 20.8%
32 Jose Cuervo Becle Tequila 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.9 8.0%
33 Morosha Global Spirits Vodka 3.8 3.6 6.2 7.0 7.9 11.9%
34 Gordon’s Diageo Gin 5.1 6.5 6.7 6.7 7.4 11.2%
35 New Mix Brown‐Forman RTD 6.4 6.9 6.5 8.0 7.4 -8.5%
36 Aperol Campari Group Speciality – Bitters 4.0 4.9 5.8 5.4 7.1 31.9%
37 Jack Daniel’s & Cola Brown‐Forman RTD 5.1 5.4 5.4 6.3 6.9 11.0%
38 Iichiko Sanwa Shurui Local – Shōchū 7.5 7.2 7.0 7.1 6.7 -5.8%
39 Canadian Club Beam Suntory Whisky – Canadian 4.9 5.6 5.9 5.9 6.2 4.9%
40 Bagpiper United Spirits Whisky – Indian 5.8 5.6 6.1 5.3 5.6 6.0%
41 Nemiroff Nemiroff Vodka 4.4 4.7 4.3 5.1 5.6 11.5%
42 Tanqueray Diageo Gin 3.5 4.0 4.5 4.1 5.6 36.3%
43 Malibu Pernod Ricard Liqueurs 3.7 3.7 3.9 4.4 4.9 11.1%
44 Royal Challenge United Spirits Whisky – Indian 4.5 5.6 5.5 4.3 4.7 8.8%
45 Soplica Central European Distribution Corporation International Vodka 3.5 3.9 4.2 4.3 4.6 7.7%
46 Mansion House Brandy Tilaknagar Industries Brandy 3.5 4.1 4.8 4.7 4.5 -6.0%
47 Bombay Sapphire Bacardi Gin 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.4 3.5%
48 Old Tavern United Spirits Whisky – Indian 7.1 6.2 5.3 4.5 4.4 -3.3%
49 Ricard Pernod Ricard Speciality – Anis 4.6 4.7 4.3 4.1 4.3 6.6%
50 Havana Club Pernod Ricard Rum 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.1 4.3 4.6%
51 Grant’s William Grant & Sons Whisky – Scotch 4.5 4.6 4.2 3.6 4.1 15.2%
52 Chivas Regal Pernod Ricard Whisky – Scotch 4.2 4.5 4.4 3.2 4.1 30.4%
53 Grey Goose Bacardi Vodka 3.5 3.6 3.6 2.9 3.9 34.1%
54 Campari Campari Group Speciality – Bitters 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.1 3.9 24.2%
55 Old Admiral Brandy Radico Khaitan Brandy 3.1 3.1 3.8 3.7 3.8 1.6%
56 Magic Moments Radico Khaitan Vodka 3.7 4.0 4.2 3.5 3.7 4.0%
57 Ypióca Diageo Local – Cachaça 5.1 4.7 4.5 4.2 3.6 -14.3%
58 Sterling Reserve Allied Blenders & Distillers Whisky – Indian N/A 1.2 2.8 2.8 3.6 28.6%
59 De Kuyper De Kuyper Liqueurs 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.5 4.8%
60 William Lawson’s Bacardi Whisky – Scotch 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.4 4.9%
61 Kanoka Asahi Breweries Local – Shōchū 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.4 -5.6%
62 Ketel One Diageo Vodka 2.4 2.8 2.8 2.7 3.4 23.0%
63 Beefeater Pernod Ricard Gin 2.8 3.1 3.4 2.7 3.3 23.5%
64 Black Nikka Asahi Breweries Whisky – Japanese 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.3 0.0%
65 Skyy Campari Group Vodka 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.2 3.3 3.1%
66 Patrón Bacardi Tequila 2.6 2.5 2.8 3.1 3.2 3.6%
67 Black & White Diageo Whisky – Scotch 2.4 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.2 9.3%
68 Żoladkówa De Luxe Stock Spirits Group Vodka 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.8 3.1 9.4%
69 Evan Williams Heaven Hill Brands Whiskey – American 2.4 2.6 2.8 3.0 3.1 2.0%
70 Director’s Special Whisky United Spirits Whisky – Indian 4.1 4.2 4.2 3.1 2.9 -5.5%
71 Jack Daniel’s Country Cocktail Brown‐Forman RTD 1.7 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.9 29.8%
72 Dewar’s Bacardi Whisky – Scotch 2.6 2.8 3.0 2.6 2.9 11.1%
73 Torys (including Highball) Suntory Spirits Whisky – Japanese 2.0 2.3 2.6 2.9 2.9 0.3%
74 Dreher Campari Group Brandy 3.4 3.1 2.8 2.7 2.8 3.7%
75 J&B Diageo Whisky – Scotch 3.4 3.2 3.0 2.3 2.8 22.9%
76 William Peel Marie Brizard Wine & Spirits Whisky – Scotch 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.7 -0.4%
77 Don Julio Diageo Tequila 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.8 2.7 50.3%
78 Stolichnaya SPI Group Vodka 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.1 2.7 27.1%
79 White Horse Diageo Whisky – Scotch 1.5 1.6 1.8 2.1 2.6 26.9%
80 Maker’s Mark Beam Suntory Whiskey – American 1.9 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.6 11.1%
81 Martell Pernod Ricard Cognac 2.3 2.6 2.6 1.9 2.6 37.4%
82 Finlandia Brown‐Forman Vodka 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.4 2.6 10.6%
83 Label 5 La Martiniquaise‐Bardinet Whisky – Scotch 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.6 -3.4%
84 Seagram’s Pernod Ricard Gin 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.4 -2.0%
85 Barceló Ron Barceló Rum 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.4 15.9%
86 White & Blue Alcobrew Whisky – Indian 1.6 2.1 2.4 2.0 2.4 19.0%
87 Pinnacle Beam Suntory Vodka 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.3 -7.8%
88 Bell’s Diageo Whisky – Scotch 2.2 2.2 1.9 2.1 2.3 12.1%
89 Mistral Compañía Pisquera de Chile Local – Pisco 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.6 2.3 45.1%
90 Yeni Diageo Local – Raki 3.4 3.0 2.5 2.1 2.3 9.1%
91 Buchanan’s Diageo Whisky – Scotch 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.5 2.3 57.2%
92 Burnett’s Heaven Hill Brands Vodka 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.5 2.2 -10.1%
93 Casamigos Diageo Tequila 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.1 2.2 95.6%
94 Cîroc Diageo Vodka 2.0 2.1 1.8 1.7 2.2 27.6%
95 Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey Brown‐Forman Whiskey – American 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.2 7.0%
96 Orijin Bitters Diageo Speciality – Bitters 1.2 1.3 1.6 1.9 2.1 11.3%
97 Signature United Spirits Whisky – Indian 2.0 2.3 2.3 1.9 2.0 6.5%
98 Passport Pernod Ricard Whisky – Scotch 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8 2.0 9.5%
99 Sir Edward’s La Martiniquaise‐Bardinet Whisky – Scotch 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.9 8.6%
100 Hornitos Beam Suntory Tequila 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.9 1.9 21.4%
101 Wodka Gorbatschow Henkell Vodka 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.8%
102 Żołądkowa Gorzka Stock Spirits Group Liqueurs 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.8 1.9 5.6%
103 Deep Eddy Heaven Hill Brands Vodka 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.8 22.1%
104 Lubelska Stock Spirits Group Liqueurs 1.5 1.5 1.9 1.9 1.8 -0.6%
105 Wild Turkey (including American Honey) Campari Group Whiskey – American 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.8 7.1%
106 Wyborowa Pernod Ricard Vodka 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.5 1.8 16.9%
107 Kahlúa Pernod Ricard Liqueurs 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.8 10.6%
108 Black Velvet Heaven Hill Brands Whisky – Canadian 2.2 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.7 -4.0%
109 Prestige Stock Spirits Group Vodka 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.5 1.7 10.3%
110 Bulleit Diageo Whiskey – American 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.7 -5.1%
111 100 Pipers Pernod Ricard Whisky – Scotch 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.3 1.7 25.4%
112 Poliakov La Martiniquaise‐Bardinet Vodka 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.7 5.7%
113 Seagram’s 7 Diageo Whiskey – American 2.9 2.7 1.9 1.9 1.7 -12.2%
114 Pervak Global Spirits Vodka 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.6 7.2%
115 Campari Soda Campari Group RTD 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.6 33.3%
116 Shustoff Global Spirits Brandy 0.6 0.8 1.2 1.3 1.6 20.2%
117 Courvoisier Beam Suntory Cognac 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 7.9%
118 Żytniówka Central European Distribution Corporation International Vodka 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.2 1.5 -30.2%
119 The Glenlivet Pernod Ricard Whisky – Scotch 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.5 26.7%
120 Tullamore Dew William Grant & Sons Whiskey – Irish 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.5 22.7%
121 Glenfiddich William Grant & Sons Whisky – Scotch 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.2 1.4 19.3%
122 El Jimador Brown‐Forman Tequila 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 13.4%
123 Božkov Stock Spirits Group Rum 1.1 1.3 1.6 1.2 1.4 19.2%
124 Svayak Bacardi Vodka 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.1 1.4 29.4%
125 Woodford Reserve Brown‐Forman Whiskey – American 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 16.8%
126 Silver Cup Brandy Amrut Distillers Brandy 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 4.4 102.9%
127 Vat 69 Diageo Whisky – Scotch 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.3 17.5%
128 Hendrick’s William Grant & Sons Gin 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.0 1.3 33.1%
129 Bulbash Bulbash Vodka 1.7 1.7 1.3 1.4 1.3 -3.0%
130 Teacher’s Highland Cream Beam Suntory Whisky – Scotch 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.8%
131 Chrome Diageo Vodka 0.6 0.7 1.2 1.1 1.3 21.3%
132 Contessa Radico Khaitan Rum 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.1 1.3 18.3%
133 Clan Campbell Pernod Ricard Whisky – Scotch 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.3 0.8%
134 Ramazzotti Pernod Ricard Speciality – Bitters 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.3 13.5%
135 Larios Beam Suntory Gin 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.1 1.3 19.9%
136 Shui Jing Fang Diageo Local – Baijiu 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.9 1.2 40.2%
137 Old Parr Diageo Whisky – Scotch 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.7 1.2 67.6%
138 Triple Ace Diageo Vodka N/A 0.1 0.4 0.8 1.2 55.3%
139 Christian Brothers Heaven Hill Brands Brandy 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.2 6.1%
140 Amarula Distell Liqueurs 1.2 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.2 28.9%
141 Choya Choya Umeshu Liqueurs 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.1 -12.2%
142 Kedrovitsa Alcohol Siberia Group Vodka 0.5 0.7 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.7%
143 Espolòn Campari Group Tequila N/A N/A N/A 0.9 1.1 23.3%
144 Appleton Estate (including J Wray & Nephew) Campari Group Rum 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 10.0%
145 Olmeca (including Altos) Pernod Ricard Tequila N/A N/A 1.0 0.9 1.1 20.9%
146 Torres Brandy Torres Brandy 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.1 4.0%
147 Old Port Rum Amrut Distillers Rum 1.7 2.0 2.1 1.6 1.1 -32.3%
148 Sauza Beam Suntory Tequila 2.2 2.1 1.8 1.2 1.0 -12.3%
149 McDowell’s No.1 Brandy United Spirits Brandy 1.7 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.0 -9.7%
150 Gilbey’s Diageo Gin 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 1.0 67.2%

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