Each year, Drinks International release their ranking of the world’s most popular spirits. Since here at Rum Drinks we don’t really care too much for other forms of alcohol, we have refined this list to just provide you with the world’s best selling rums from the 2014 edition of “The Millionaire’s Club”.
What is the Millionaire’s Club?
The Millionaires’ Club is Drinks International’s ranking of the biggest selling brands in the global spirits industry. For qualification brands must achieve global sales volumes of 1 million 9-litre cases or more. This year the list comprises 179 spirits and liqueurs from all corners of the world, with notable brands entering and dropping out of the 2014 list.
Best Selling Rums from 2014 Guide
In the table below you can see each rum’s ranking as well as their overall ranking in the entire 2014 spirits list. The “Amount sold” column indicates how many Millions of 9L cases were sold!
| Rum Ranking | Spirit Ranking | Brand | Amount Sold |
| 1 | 9 | Bacardi Rum | 19.1 |
| 2 | 10 | McDowell’s No.1 Rum | 19.0 |
| 3 | 13 | Tanduay Rum | 14.0 |
| 4 | 20 | Captain Morgan Rum | 10.3 |
| 5 | 53 | Havana Club Rum | 3.9 |
| 6 | 65 | Brugal Rum | 3.3 |
| 7 | 87 | Contessa Rum | 2.6 |
| 8 | 91 | Barceló Ron | 2.5 |
| 9 | 128 | Old Port Rum | 1.5 |
| 10 | 148 | Appleton Jamaica Rum | 1.2 |
For the full list of top selling spirits for 2014 and all the other goodness, simply download the Millionaire’s Club PDF.
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