McDowell's No.1 Celebration also known as Celebration Rum, is a rum manufactured by United Spirits Limited of India. In 2009, it was among world's top 3 best selling rum brands.[1] In 2013 it overtook Old Monk as largest selling rum of India.[2][3] While in 2015 it also overtook Bacardi as world's largest selling rum brand.[4][5]
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| Type | Rum |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | United Spirits Limited |
| Country of origin | India |
| Introduced | 1991 |
| Alcohol by volume | 42.8% |
| Colour | Dark |
| Variants | McDowell's No.1 Caribbean (White rum) |
| Related products | Khukri Rum Old Monk |
| Website | unitedspirits/rum-brands |
History
editMcDowell's No.1 Celebration is one of brand under umbrella brand McDowell's No.1 which was introduced by United Spirits Limited in 1963–64 as McDowell's No.1 Brandy. Celebration Rum was introduced in 1990–91.[6]
Marketing
editRivalry with Old Monk
editCelebration rum has been long term rival of another Indian rum Old Monk. Rise of Celebration rum is associated with decline in Old Monk. Bhaichand Patel of Times of India called it a "contest between David and Goliath".[7] Old Monk being launched in 1954 was the largest selling dark rum in the world for several decades,[8] according to Manu Balchandran of business publication Quartz, "For years, drinking rum in India simply meant drinking Old Monk".[9] But since 2002 Old Monk saw decline in sells.[10] Old Monk sold 3.9 million cases in 2014 which was 54.4% less than its 2010 level while Celebration Rum sold 18.3 million cases in 2014 which was 7.3% higher than its 2010 level.[7]
Competition with Bacardi
editCelebration rum and Bacardi has been involved in close competition in terms of number of sells since 2012. In 2012 Bacardi sold 19.8 million cases while Celebration rum sold 17.8 million, In 2013 Bacardi sold 19.1 million cases while Celebration rum sold 19 million cases. Lastly in 2014 Celebration Rum marginally overtook Bacardi by selling 18.3 million cases over 18.2 million cases of Bacardi and in 2015 Celebration Rum declared as "world’s best-selling rum brand".[11]
Awards
editAccording to official website of United Spirits, Celebration Rum got following awards.[12]
- Silver from the Beverage Tasting Institute, Chicago, United States, in 2008
- Bronze at the Monde Selection 2006
- 2 Stars at the ITQI Awards 2006
- Silver at the IWSC 2005
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Celebration's among world's top three rum brands – timesofindia-economictimes". The Economic Times. 2009-03-16. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
- ^ Mihir Dalal (2013-04-19). "Old Monk loses ground to McDowell's No.1". Mint. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
- ^ Indrajit Hazra. "Why Old Monkers need not raise a toast to the survival of the sweet, pungent drink – timesofindia-economictimes". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on October 26, 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
- ^ "Rum Brand Champions 2015". Thespiritsbusiness.com. 2015-06-15. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
- ^ Josh Miller says (2015-08-06). "Captain Morgan challenges Bacardi in new ad". Thespiritsbusiness.com. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-03. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b "Old Monk lives on a prayer". The Times of India. 2015-07-12. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
- ^ "Old Monk won't die, assures manufacturer". The Times of India. 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
- ^ "Old Monk is dying—and so is India's love for rum". Quartz. 2015-07-17. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
- ^ "Old Monk rum losing steam as Celebration gains: Impact". Business Line. Chennai. 2004-08-27. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
- ^ "Rum Brand Champions 2015". Thespiritsbusiness.com. 2015-06-15. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
- ^ "Rum – McDowell's No.1 Celebration Rum". Unitedspirits.in. Archived from the original on 2015-10-15. Retrieved 2015-09-05.