With over 30 data tables providing total consumption volume for all major markets and brands, this brand new first edition of our global market review of gin provides an excellent overview of the historic, present and future market for the sector. This edition includes 2008 actual full-year volumes, recently updated by The IWSR.

Use this report to establish where the future growth opportunities lie in the global gin sector - find out what brand strategies will be most successful and which markets will grow.

The premiumisation trend, so apparent in other white spirits categories such as vodka and Tequila, has been far less evident in gin. Nevertheless, a handful of brands – Beefeater (owned by Pernod Ricard), Tanqueray (Diageo) and Bombay Sapphire (Bacardi) – are outperforming the gin category.

A number of newer premium and super-premium gin brands, notably Hendrick’s from William Grant and Martin Miller’s, are also showing some signs of gaining consumer traction.

Diageo gin company global brand director Shivaun Lucey explains that, for a long time, gin was the definitive white spirit in the US. In fact, many of the classic cocktails, such as the Martini, were originally made with gin. Then gin was eclipsed by the tremendous growth in vodka:

“What happened is that a lot of gins started trying to compete and be like vodka, as opposed to being proud of what gin was about, which is great depth of flavour and richness, whereas vodka is distilled to be the ideal mixable spirit. Our view is that we will eventually be able to take back the role as the definitive white spirit, if we focus on what we are good at – and that is taste, the intrinsic aspect about gin.”

G & J Greenall marketing director Scott Watson: “Gin hasn’t innovated to the same extent as vodka and has therefore been less able to capture the consumer and trade imagination. Also, gin is certainly a different flavour experience than vodka, so proper sampling is critical to ensure consumer engagement and enjoyment. The more consumers experience the nuances of super-premium gin through sampling, word of mouth, and gifting, the more growth the category will enjoy.”

Chapter 1 Scope of the market
This chapter provides analysis of the major issues facing the global gin market. With extensive extracts of interviews with the leading brand players, it discusses the identity crisis in the US, the increasing number of premium brands launching into the market, how brands are creating points of difference, and the real need for consumer education.

This chapter contains the report's global market data comprising world gin sales from 2004 to 2014 for each major market. This table contains data for 16 markets - all with historic data up to and including full-year 2008 and forecasted data to 2014.

Chapter 2 Country reports
This chapter reviews each of the key markets for gin worldwide, commenting on their 2008 performance and providing data (2004 to 2008 volumes) for the top ten brands and top five owners in each of the key markets. Strategic acquisitions, consumer trends and interviews with the key brands all feature.

Research fact: Spain is the only market in the world where the super-premium gin segment is far larger than super-premium vodka.

Commenting on key markets:
Hendrick’s Gin global brand manager Nick Williamson: “What we have found in a lot of our markets, such as Spain, the US and the UK, is that the brands in the middle or premium segment, are getting squeezed. The people that purchase at that end may be struggling and worried about their jobs. They may be trading down from Bombay Sapphire to Gordon’s and Beefeater. However, others in that category may be feeling more buoyant, with a little more disposable income, thanks to lower interest rates. These consumers may be trading up to the super-premiums from brands such as Tanqueray Ten to brands such as Hendrick’s. The growth of Hendrick’s is accelerating today.”

Commenting on the UK market:
Brand director for Beefeater Nick Blacknell: “There are echoes of what is happening in the US, but it depends where you are. If you drink in the top-end bars then you’re definitely seeing most of the best bars having a strong gin focus. Again, like the US, that has not necessarily trickled down into the mainstream consumer market. There are lots of promising signs, but we’ve yet to see wholesale changes in attitude towards gin.”

Chapter 3 Corporate structure
This chapter provides market size data for the leading brands and provides news and analysis of the category's global brand structure and new product launches.

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Chapter 1 Scope of the market
Leading markets
Identity crisis in the US
Creating points of difference
Need for consumer education

Chapter 2 Country reports
United States
Canada
Mexico
Venezuela
Spain
United Kingdom
Ireland
France
Italy
Germany
Poland
Russia
Asia
The Philippines
Japan
India
Rest of the world
South Africa

Chapter 3 Corporate structure

Appendix: Other market data

List of tables
Table 1: World gin sales by total volume consumption - world total and by major market, 2004-2014 ('000s nine-litre cases)
Table 2: Top ten gin brands in the United States by total sales volume, 2004-2008 ('000s nine-litre cases)
Table 3: Top five gin brand owners in the United States by total sales volume, 2004-2008 ('000s nine-litre cases)
Table 4: Top ten gin brands in Canada by total sales volume, 2004-2008 ('000s nine-litre cases)
Table 5: Top five gin brand owners in Canada by total sales volume, 2004-2008 ('000s nine-litre cases)
Table 6: Top ten gin brands in Venezuela by total sales volume, 2004-2008 ('000s nine-litre cases)
Table 7: Top five gin brand owners in Venezuela by total sales volume, 2004-2008 ('000s nine-litre cases)
Table 8: Top ten gin brands in Spain by total sales volume, 2004-2008 ('000s nine-litre cases)
Table 9: Top five gin brand owners in Spain by total sales volume, 2004-2008 ('000s nine-litre cases)
Table 10: Top ten gin brands in the United Kingdom by total sales volume, 2004-2008 ('000s nine-litre cases)
Table 11: Top five gin brand owners in the United Kingdom by total sales volume, 2004-2008 ('000s nine-litre cases)
Table 12: Top eight gin brands in Ireland by total sales volume, 2004-2008 ('000s nine-litre cases)
Table 13: Top ten gin brands in France by total sales volume, 2004-2008 ('000s nine-litre cases)
Table 14: Top five gin brand owners in France by total sales volume, 2004-2008 ('000s nine-litre cases)
Table 15: Top ten gin brands in Italy by total sales volume, 2004-2008 ('000s nine-litre cases)
Table 16: Top five gin brand owners in Italy by total sales volume, 2004-2008 ('000s nine-litre cases)
Table 17: Top five gin brands in Germany by total sales volume, 2004-2008 ('000s nine-litre cases)
Table 18: Top five gin brand owners in Germany by total sales volume, 2004-2008 ('000s nine-litre cases)
Table 19: Top eight gin brands in Poland by total sales volume, 2004-2008 ('000s nine-litre cases)
Table 20: Top five gin brand owners in Poland by total sales volume, 2004-2008 ('000s nine-litre cases)
Table 21: Top ten gin brands in Russia by total sales volume, 2004-2008 ('000s nine-litre cases)
Table 22: Top five gin brand owners in Russia by total sales volume, 2004-2008 ('000s nine-litre cases)
Table 23: Top five gin brands in the Philippines by total sales volume, 2004-2008 ('000s nine-litre cases)
Table 24: Top five gin brand owners in the Philippines by total sales volume, 2004-2008 ('000s nine-litre cases)
Table 25: Top ten gin brands in Japan by total sales volume, 2004-2008 ('000s nine-litre cases)
Table 26: Top five gin brand owners in Japan by total sales volume, 2004-2008 ('000s nine-litre cases)
Table 27: Top ten gin brands in India by total sales volume, 2004-2008 ('000s nine-litre cases)
Table 28: Top five gin brand owners in India by total sales volume, 2004-2008 ('000s nine-litre cases)
Table 29: Top eight gin brands in South Africa by total sales volume, 2004-2008 ('000s nine-litre cases)
Table 30: Top five gin brand owners in South Africa by total sales volume, 2004-2008 ('000s nine-litre cases)
Table 31: Top five gin brands in Greece by total sales volume, 2004-2008 ('000s nine-litre cases)
Table 32: Top five gin brand owners in Greece by total sales volume, 2004-2008 ('000s nine-litre cases)
Table 33: Top ten gin brands in travel retail by total sales volume, 2004-2008 ('000s nine-litre cases)
Table 34: Top five gin brand owners in travel retail by total sales volume, 2004-2008 ('000s nine-litre cases)