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Brand Champion
The top 150
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% |