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Seven Indian drinks among world's best-selling alcohol brands

November 21, 2013 10:30 IST

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There was a time when American and British liquor brands used to rule the world, but no more. Asian companies, including Indian ones, are now some of the biggest sellers of alcohol.

Let's take a look at world's best-selling spirits.

Source: drinksint.com

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A woman poses for a photo at the Vinitaly wine expo in Verona, Italy.

Jinro

Cases shipped per year in 2012: 65.3 million cases

Cases shipped per year in 2011: 61.4 million cases

Change in percentage: 6 per cent

Category of the drink: Soju

Owner of the brand: Hite-Jinro

Overall rank in cases: 1

Jinro is produced by Hite-Jinro, a South Korean company founded in 1924. Jinro, which is consumed neat, is usually made from rice, wheat and barley.

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People attend the White Dinner event at the Champs Elysee near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France.

Emperador

Cases shipped per year in 2012: 31.0 million cases

Cases shipped per year in 2011: 20.1 million cases

Change in percentage: 54 per cent

Category of the drink: Brandy

Owner of the brand: Alliance Global Group

Overall rank in cases: 2

Emperador is produced by Alliance Global Group, a Philippines-based company. Emperador has been the world's top brandy brand for many years.

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A woman holds a glass of red wine during a wine testing event in Santiago, Chile.

Smirnoff

Cases shipped per year in 2012: 25.8 million cases

Cases shipped per year in 2011: 24.7 million cases

Change in percentage: 4 per cent

Category of the drink: Vodka

Owner of the brand: Diageo

Overall rank in cases: 3

Smirnoff is produced by Diageo, a London-based company. Smirnoff has been the world's top vodka brand for many years.

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A model holds a glass of red wine during the Vinitaly wine expo in Verona, Italy.

Lotte Liquor

Cases shipped per year in 2012: 25.4 million cases

Cases shipped per year in 2011: 23.9 million cases

Change in percentage: 6 per cent

Category of the drink: Soju

Owner of the brand: Lotte Liquor BG

Overall rank in cases: 4

Lotte Liquor is produced by Lotte Liquor BG, a South Korean-based company. Lotte Liquor is a famous soju drink.

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Women squash grapes with their feet in traditional style during autumn harvest celebrations and young wine preparations in Aliman village, some 240km east of Bucharest, Romania.

Ginebra San Miguel

Cases shipped per year in 2012: 23.8 million cases

Cases shipped per year in 2011: 20.0 million cases

Change in percentage: 19 per cent

Category of the drink: Gin

Owner of the brand: Ginebra San Miguel

Overall rank in cases: 5

Ginebra San Miguel is produced by Ginebra San Miguel, a Philippines-based company. Ginebra San Miguel, which was first introduced in 1834, is the best-selling gin in the world.

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Racegoers drink champagne during the racing on Ladies Day during the Epsom Derby festival in Epsom, southern England.

Bacardi

Cases shipped per year in 2012: 19.8 million cases

Cases shipped per year in 2011: 19.6 million cases

Change in percentage: 1 per cent

Category of the drink: Rum

Owner of the brand: Bacardi

Overall rank in cases: 6

Bacardi is produced by Bacardi, a Bermuda-based company. The company has 6,000 employees, produces its brands in 16 markets and sells in 150 nations.

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An attendant holds a bottle of Wuliangye during the opening of its flagship store in Hong Kong.

Tanduay

Cases shipped per year in 2012: 19.6 million cases

Cases shipped per year in 2011: 18.7 million cases

Change in percentage: 5 per cent

Category of the drink: Rum

Owner of the brand: Tanduay Distillers

Overall rank in cases: 7

Tanduay is produced by Tanduay Distillers, a Philippines-based company. Tanduay Distillery is the oldest manufacturer of rum in the Philippines.

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Tourists sit in front of their Daiquiris beside a life-size bronze statue of US writer Ernest Hemingway at his regular spot in The Floridita bar in Havana, Cuba.

McDowell’s No. 1

Cases shipped per year in 2012: 19.5 million cases

Cases shipped per year in 2011: 16.1 million cases

Change in percentage: 21 per cent

Category of the drink: Whisky

Owner of the brand: United Spirits

Overall rank in cases: 8

McDowell’s No. 1 is produced by United Spirits, a Bangalore-based company. United Spirits sells its products to more than 37 countries.

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A woman gets a sample of red wine from Spain at the New York Wine Expo.

Johnnie Walker

Cases shipped per year in 2012: 18.9 million cases

Cases shipped per year in 2011: 18.0 million cases

Change in percentage: 5 per cent

Category of the drink: Whisky

Owner of the brand: Diageo

Overall rank in cases: 9

Johnnie Walker is produced by Diageo, a London-based company. Diageo is the largest manufacturer of spirits in the world and a big producer of beer and wine.

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Women toast with traditional Peruvian drink Pisco Sour at Pisco Sour festival in Lima, Peru.

Pirassununga 51

Cases shipped per year in 2012: 18.5 million cases

Cases shipped per year in 2011: 18.6 million cases

Change in percentage: Minus 1 per cent

Category of the drink: Cachaca

Owner of the brand: Companhia Muller de Bebidas

Overall rank in cases: 10

Pirassununga 51 is produced by Companhia Muller de Bebidas, a Brazil-based company. Companhia Muller de Bebidas, which was founded in 1959, exports its products to customers primarily in Europe, Asia and the Americas through distributors.

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Anthony Roux of France celebrates with champagne after a cycling race in Spain.

Officer’s Choice

Cases shipped per year in 2012: 18.1 million cases

Cases shipped per year in 2011: 16.5 million cases

Change in percentage: 10 per cent

Category of the drink: Whisky

Owner of the brand: Allied Blenders & Distillers

Overall rank in cases: 11

Officer’s Choice is produced by Allied Blenders & Distillers, a Mumbai-based company. Allied Blenders & Distillers is one of the biggest manufacturers of spirits in the world.

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Revellers queue to enter a night club in Lincoln, eastern England.

McDowell’s No. 1 Celebration

Cases shipped per year in 2012: 17.8 million cases

Cases shipped per year in 2011: 15.6 million cases

Change in percentage: 14 per cent

Category of the drink: Rum

Owner of the brand: United Spirits

Overall rank in cases: 12

McDowell’s No. 1 Celebration is produced by United Spirits, a Bangalore-based company. United Spirits sells its products to more than 37 countries.

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A bartender prepares a drink for customers at a bar in a luxury hotel in Mumbai.

Red Star Er Guo Tou

Cases shipped per year in 2012: 16.8 million cases

Cases shipped per year in 2011: 13.7 million cases

Change in percentage: 23 per cent

Category of the drink: Baijiu

Owner of the brand: Beijing Red Star Company

Overall rank in cases: 13

Red Star Er Guo Tou is produced by Beijing Red Star Company, a China-based company. Er Guo Tou, which has a 100-year history, is a popular white spirit in China and abroad.

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Erin Hall sips St George Spirits's Absinthe Verte in the tasting room in Alameda, California.

Bagpiper

Cases shipped per year in 2012: 14.1 million cases

Cases shipped per year in 2011: 16.0 million cases

Change in percentage: Minus 12 per cent

Category of the drink: Whisky

Owner of the brand: United Spirits

Overall rank in cases: 14

Bagpiper is produced by United Spirits, a Bangalore-based company. United Spirits sells its products to more than 37 countries.

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A woman walks into a wine store past an advertisement for Penfolds Grange wines in central Sydney, Australia.

Royal Stag

Cases shipped per year in 2012: 12.8 million cases

Cases shipped per year in 2011: 12.5 million cases

Change in percentage: 2 per cent

Category of the drink: Whisky

Owner of the brand: Pernod Ricard

Overall rank in cases: 15

Royal Stag is produced by Pernod Ricard, a Paris-based company. Pernod Ricard, which was founded in 1975, launched Royal Stag in 1995. It's now the group's biggest-selling brand.

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A bartender pours vodka into an glass made of ice at Alpha Resort Tomamu's ice village in Shimukappu town, Japan's northern island of Hokkaido.

Old Tavern

Cases shipped per year in 2012: 11.6 million cases

Cases shipped per year in 2011: 11.1 million cases

Change in percentage: 5 per cent

Category of the drink: Whisky

Owner of the brand: United Spirits

Overall rank in cases: 16

Old Tavern is produced by United Spirits, a Bangalore-based company. United Spirits sells its products to more than 37 countries.

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Women are silhouetted as they drink at a party in a bar in central London, United Kingdom.

Absolut

Cases shipped per year in 2012: 11.4 million cases

Cases shipped per year in 2011: 11.2 million cases

Change in percentage: 2 per cent

Category of the drink: Vodka

Owner of the brand: Pernod Ricard

Overall rank in cases: 17

Absolut is produced by Pernod Ricard, a Paris-based company. Pernod Ricard bought Swedish-based V&S Group, which produces Absolut, in 2008.

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Federica Bon checks a glass of wine in the cellar of the Arnaldo Caprai vineyard near Montefalco, Italy.

McDowell’s No. 1

Cases shipped per year in 2012: 10.9 million cases

Cases shipped per year in 2011: 11.7 million cases

Change in percentage: Minus 7 per cent

Category of the drink: Brandy

Owner of the brand: United Spirits

Overall rank in cases: 18

McDowell’s No. 1 is produced by United Spirits, a Bangalore-based company. United Spirits sells its products to more than 37 countries.

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A Palestinian couple sits at the bar of a restaurant in the West Bank city of Ramallah.

Original Choice

Cases shipped per year in 2012: 10.9 million cases

Cases shipped per year in 2011: 10.8 million cases

Change in percentage: 1 per cent

Category of the drink: Whisky

Owner of the brand: John Distilleries

Overall rank in cases: 19

Original Choice is produced by John Distilleries, a Bangalore-based company. John Distilleries, which was founded in 1992, produces brandy, whisky and wines.

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A bartender walks next to liquor bottles in a bar in central Sydney, Australia.

Jack Daniel’s

Cases shipped per year in 2012: 10.7 million cases

Cases shipped per year in 2011: 10.6 million cases

Change in percentage: 1 per cent

Category of the drink: Whiskey-American-Tennessee

Owner of the brand: Brown-Forman

Overall rank in cases: 20

Jack Daniel’s is produced by Brown-Forman, a United States-based company. Brown-Forman is one of the biggest spirits and wine manufacturing companies in the United States.