Smirnoff tops top ten vodka brands

10 September, 2013

By Hamish Smith

No.1: Smirnoff

Smirnoff was the world’s best selling vodka in 2012, with more than double the annual volume sales of its nearest competitor, Absolut, according to Drinks International’s Millionaires’ Club 2013.

The top ten vodka brands in 2012 were Smirnoff (25.8m 9-litre cases), Absolut (11.4m cases), Khilbniy Dar (8.0m cases), Khortystsa (7.7m cases), Belenkaya (7.3m cases), Pyat Ozer (7.0m cases) Kristall (5.5m cases), Medoff (5.4m cases), Krupnik (5.1 m cases) and Czysta de Lux (4.3m cases).

Grey Goose was ranked 12^th among the world’s best selling vodkas with 3.8m case sales in 2012, while Skyy vodka was 13^th with 3.7m cases.

Stolichnaya was 14^th with 3.4m cases, Finlandia ranked 15^th, selling 3.1m cases, and Russian Standard was in 16^th with 2.9m cases.

Diageo’s Ketel One (2.2m cases) and Ciroc (2.1m cases) were the 20^th and 22^nd best selling vodkas during the year, according to the Drinks International ranking.