The list has declared the best-selling drinks in the on-trade in conjunction with research from CGA.
The top ciders were outlined as:
Strongbow was the most popular drink but it saw a dip in sales on the previous year.
The Heineken brand sold 5.1% less in hectolitres in the 12 months to 11 August 2018, selling 619,408hl. This is compared to sales of 652,560hl during the previous year. Value sales dropped too – it sold £350.2m compared to £364.2m in the year before.
Strongbow Dark Fruit was deemed to be the biggest winner of the year. The blackcurrant cider saw a significant sales growth of 34.9% – from 385,072hl to 519,417hl.
Berry popular
New berry ciders proved popular – Molson Coor’s Carling Black Fruit Cider sold 19,784hl and Heineken's Old Mout Cider Berries & Cherries sold 13,770hl in its inaugural years.
However, Kopparberg Strawberry & Lime saw its volume of sales drop 10.6% on the previous year, selling 125,784hl in comparison to last year's total of 140,757hl. It was a similar picture on the value side, selling £96.4m compared to £106.6m the previous year (down 9.5%).
Thatchers Gold saw a modest increase in volume sales of 0.3%, 298,688hl sold compared to 297,807 last year. It had a similarly small boost in value, selling £182m, a 3.5% increase on £175.9m.
Stowford Press also experienced modest sales growth, up 4%, but sold 0.1% less in volume. It sold 123,044hl compared to 123,139hl the previous year.
Thatchers Somerset Haze saw an sharp increase in sales, in the form of a 47% increase – 18,110hl were sold, up from 12,345hl in the previous year.
- All data provided by CGA, which looks at the 12 months to 11 August 2018
