Vodka is the most popular spirit category when based on the distribution of sales. Consumer spending on spirits has increased year on year, although the volume of such purchases has remained comparatively steady. For a more up to date ranking of the most popular spirit brands, please see the following.
The leading alcoholic spirit, Smirnoff vodka, was purchased by 35 percent of UK respondents in 2013, followed by Bailey's Irish cream at 28 percent. Most popular spirits brands, ranked by most purchased in the United Kingdom (UK) in November 2013
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Future Thinking. (January 30, 2014). Most popular spirits brands, ranked by most purchased in the United Kingdom (UK) in November 2013 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/326475/most-popular-spirits-brands-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Future Thinking. "Most popular spirits brands, ranked by most purchased in the United Kingdom (UK) in November 2013." Chart. January 30, 2014. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/326475/most-popular-spirits-brands-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Future Thinking. (2014). Most popular spirits brands, ranked by most purchased in the United Kingdom (UK) in November 2013. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/326475/most-popular-spirits-brands-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Future Thinking. "Most Popular Spirits Brands, Ranked by Most Purchased in The United Kingdom (Uk) in November 2013." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jan 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/326475/most-popular-spirits-brands-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Future Thinking, Most popular spirits brands, ranked by most purchased in the United Kingdom (UK) in November 2013 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/326475/most-popular-spirits-brands-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Most popular spirits brands, ranked by most purchased in the United Kingdom (UK) in November 2013 [Graph], Future Thinking, January 30, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/326475/most-popular-spirits-brands-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/