The brand must be less than five full years of age, and must have exhibited notable growth over the past few years.
(thousands of 9-liter cases)
Brand
Supplier
2005
2006
2007
2008p
’07/’08
% Change
New Amsterdam
E. & J. Gallo Winery
—
—
100
450
++
Sobieski
Imperial Brands
—
—
50
255
++
Russian Standard
Russian Standard USA
—
9
45
85
88.9%
Ruskova
AnSon Imports Ltd.
—
17
53
65
22.6%
Sweet Carolina Sweet Tea
White Rock Distilleries
—
—
—
29
—
Lucid
Viridian Spirits
—
—
5
25
++
Schwartzhog
The Other Wine & Spirits Company
—
—
—
22
—
p.i.n.k.
The p.i.n.k. Spirits Company
—
5
16
20
25.0%
St-Germain
Cooper Spirits International
—
—
12
20
66.7%
Lunazul
Heaven Hill Distilleries
—
—
—
20
—
Zodiac
Zodiac Spirits
—
3
6
18
++
Pinnacle Gin
White Rock Distilleries
—
—
—
18
—
Tenure
White Rock Distilleries
—
—
—
15
—
Domaine de Canton
Maurice Cooper et Cie
—
—
1
11
++
Ty Ku
Ty Ku International
—
—
5
10
++
Ultimat
The Patrón Spirits Company
—
—
5
9
80.0%
(p) Preliminary. (++) Greater than 100%.
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