Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 100 most popular Spirits in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest spirits in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 151 spirits tracked in South Africa, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Hennessy, Johnnie Walker and Smirnoff lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 944k people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 37k, and the largest, Hennessy, reaches around 522k people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each spirits, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across South Africa and are refreshed weekly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in South Africa. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in South Africa, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in South Africa. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
76 Highland Park Whisky 1.3k 43.9 32.0% Spirits
77 Knob Creek 1.3k 41.9 24.3% Spirits
78 Edradour distillery 1.1k 55.9 12.4% Spirits
79 Ricard 974 35.0 26.5% Spirits
80 Kilchoman distillery 952 43.3 38.9% Spirits
81 Four Roses 861 26.9 0.0% Spirits
82 Bowmore distillery 817 47.1 25.6% Spirits
83 Tequila Cazadores 814 27.6 63.6% Spirits
84 Wild Turkey 101 790 35.8 47.3% Spirits
85 Svedka Vodka 761 24.3 41.4% Spirits
86 Sierra Tequila 732 27.5 63.1% Spirits
87 Ramazzotti (liqueur) 726 33.9 73.2% Spirits
88 J&B Whisky 719 28.3 5.8% Spirits
89 Bacardi 151 604 21.8 8.2% Spirits
90 Chambord Liqueur 594 37.2 62.2% Spirits
91 Bushmills Irish Whiskey 506 37.8 39.3% Spirits
92 Pitú 495 37.8 55.4% Spirits
93 Four Roses Bourbon 486 42.5 33.2% Spirits
94 West Cork 466 46.9 60.0% Spirits
95 Amaro Montenegro 448 45.2 41.0% Spirits
96 Jägermeister Manifest 442 35.1 42.3% Spirits
97 Three Sixty 429 35.3 54.1% Spirits
98 Jack Daniel's 426 35.5 47.5% Spirits
99 Zacapa 411 43.8 42.3% Spirits
100 Jameson Irish Whiskey 406 37.0 46.0% Spirits

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular spirits compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across South Africa and ranks each spirits by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest spirits in South Africa?

Hennessy currently leads with an estimated audience of 522k people in South Africa.

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