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McDowell's No.1 is an Indian brand of spirits manufactured by United Spirits Limited (USL), a subsidiary of Diageo.It is USL's flagship brand [1] and the largest umbrella spirits brand in the world, comprising three categories – whisky, brandy and rum (under the name McDowell's No.1 Celebration). [2]
McDowell's formed United Distillers India Limited, India's first joint venture in the alcoholic beverages industry, with United Distillers of the United Kingdom in 1991–92. McDowell's Signature whisky was launched in 1994. In 1995, Carew Phipson Limited, Consolidated Distilleries Ltd, and several other companies were merged into McDowell's. [7]
Signature, also known as McDowell's Signature, is a brand of Indian whisky, manufactured by United Spirits Ltd (USL), a subsidiary of Diageo. It was launched in 1994. It was launched in 1994. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Signature is a blend of imported Scotch whisky and locally produced products. [ 4 ]
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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In 2013 calendar month, Royal Stag first time crossed retail sale worth more than $1 billion. It had a total of $1.3 billion in retail sale. [49] Royal Stag sold 16.1 million cases in 2014 and remained the third biggest-selling whisky in India from 2011 behind Officer's Choice and McDowell's No.1. [50]
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