10. Ballantine's
Possibly one of the lesser-known big alcohol brands, Ballantine's is a Scotch whiskey. The heritage of Ballantine's can be traced back to 1827, when farmer's son George Ballantine set up a small grocery store in Edinburgh, supplying a range of whiskies and creating his own blends. In 2005, Ballantine's became a member of the Pernod Ricard family after being sold by global beverage conglomerate Allied Domecq.
9. Captain Morgan
It is named after the 17th century Welsh pirate, Sir Henry Morgan, when the Seagram Company started producing rum under the name "Captain Morgan Rum Company," in 1944. Diageo became the owner of this Caribbean-born spiced rum brand in 2001.
Spiced rum initially came from adding medicinal herbs and spices to raw rum and then aging it.
8. Chivas Regal
Chivas Regal is a blended Scotch whiskey produced by Chivas Brothers, owned by Pernod Ricard. James and John Chivas began producing their own blended Scotch whisky in the 1850s with the launch of 'Royal Glen Dee'. Only in the early 1900s did the whisky's name change to Chivas Regal when brothers decided to export to the U.S.
7. Absolut
Established by Swede Lars Olsson Smith, Absolut vodka is still produced solely in the small village of Åhus in Southern Sweden. Now owned by Pernod Ricard, it was initially labeled "Absolut Rent Brännvin," with "Brännvin" literally meaning "burn-wine." Much of Absolut's fame is due to its long-running advertising campaign based on the distinctive bottle shape. Over the years, Absolut has commissioned more than 300 artists, including Andy Warhol, to create the ads.
6. Jack Daniel's
The famous sourmash Tennessee whiskey is also considered a straight Bourbon by some, and is known for its square bottles and black label. Founded by Jasper Newton "Jack" Daniel in the prohibition era, Jack Daniel's is produced in Lynchburg, Tennessee.
Sour mash whiskey is named after a distilling process that uses material from an older batch of mash (a combination of grain, brewer's yeast and water) to start fermentation in the batch currently being made.
5. Hennessy
French brand Hennessy is the most powerful cognac brand in the world, according to Intangible Business. Jas Hennessy & Co., or simply Hennessy, is part of luxury goods group Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy. The Hennessy cognac distillery was founded by Irishman Richard Hennessy in 1765.
4. Martini Vermouth
Sprung from Roman times when they blended wine with Mediterranean herbs, Martini Vermouth is now a widely acknowledged aperitif. It was created by Alessandro Martini and Luigi Rossi in 1863 in Turin, Italy. In 1992, Martini & Rossi merged with Bacardi.
3. Bacardi
Bacardi remains one of the few major family-controlled drink companies and is synonymous with rum, distributing the spirit to over 100 countries.
It began with Catalan wine merchant Facund Bacardi i Masso's attempts to "tame" rum, which in the early 1800s was not considered a refined drink. In 1862, in Cuba, Facundo created the world's first premium-aged white rum. The famous bat was considered a symbol of good fortune and family unity and was adopted by Facundo's wife.
2. Johnnie Walker
Johnnie Walker is another member of the Diageo family. It's a brand of Scotch whiskey with several labels over a wide price range: From the Red Label, which sells for upwards of $27.20, to the premium Blue Label, which retails from $208 and higher.
Originally known as Walker's Kilmarnock Whiskey until 1908, the Johnnie Walker brand is a legacy left by John "Johnnie" Walker after he started selling whiskey in his grocer's shop in Ayrshire, Scotland.
1. Smirnoff
Part of the Diageo team, the Smirnoff brand has retained its crown as "the most powerful." It began with a vodka distillery founded in Moscow, by Pyotr Smirnov. Born the son of illiterate Russian peasants, he would became one of the country's wealthiest men. He accumulated a fortune of more than $130 million by the time of his death in 1898.
මෙව්ව ඔක්කොම පාව්ච්චි කොරල තියෙන කස්ටිය එහෙමත් ඉන්නවද දන්නෑ කිරියෙ..
Jack Daniel & Ballantine නම් ලාවට පාව්ච්චි කොරල තියෙනව..
මේ පොර වගේ Jack Daniel එකක් බොන්න පුලුවන් කාටද???
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Possibly one of the lesser-known big alcohol brands, Ballantine's is a Scotch whiskey. The heritage of Ballantine's can be traced back to 1827, when farmer's son George Ballantine set up a small grocery store in Edinburgh, supplying a range of whiskies and creating his own blends. In 2005, Ballantine's became a member of the Pernod Ricard family after being sold by global beverage conglomerate Allied Domecq.
9. Captain Morgan
It is named after the 17th century Welsh pirate, Sir Henry Morgan, when the Seagram Company started producing rum under the name "Captain Morgan Rum Company," in 1944. Diageo became the owner of this Caribbean-born spiced rum brand in 2001.
Spiced rum initially came from adding medicinal herbs and spices to raw rum and then aging it.
8. Chivas Regal
Chivas Regal is a blended Scotch whiskey produced by Chivas Brothers, owned by Pernod Ricard. James and John Chivas began producing their own blended Scotch whisky in the 1850s with the launch of 'Royal Glen Dee'. Only in the early 1900s did the whisky's name change to Chivas Regal when brothers decided to export to the U.S.
7. Absolut
Established by Swede Lars Olsson Smith, Absolut vodka is still produced solely in the small village of Åhus in Southern Sweden. Now owned by Pernod Ricard, it was initially labeled "Absolut Rent Brännvin," with "Brännvin" literally meaning "burn-wine." Much of Absolut's fame is due to its long-running advertising campaign based on the distinctive bottle shape. Over the years, Absolut has commissioned more than 300 artists, including Andy Warhol, to create the ads.
6. Jack Daniel's
The famous sourmash Tennessee whiskey is also considered a straight Bourbon by some, and is known for its square bottles and black label. Founded by Jasper Newton "Jack" Daniel in the prohibition era, Jack Daniel's is produced in Lynchburg, Tennessee.
Sour mash whiskey is named after a distilling process that uses material from an older batch of mash (a combination of grain, brewer's yeast and water) to start fermentation in the batch currently being made.
5. Hennessy
French brand Hennessy is the most powerful cognac brand in the world, according to Intangible Business. Jas Hennessy & Co., or simply Hennessy, is part of luxury goods group Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy. The Hennessy cognac distillery was founded by Irishman Richard Hennessy in 1765.
4. Martini Vermouth
Sprung from Roman times when they blended wine with Mediterranean herbs, Martini Vermouth is now a widely acknowledged aperitif. It was created by Alessandro Martini and Luigi Rossi in 1863 in Turin, Italy. In 1992, Martini & Rossi merged with Bacardi.
3. Bacardi
Bacardi remains one of the few major family-controlled drink companies and is synonymous with rum, distributing the spirit to over 100 countries.
It began with Catalan wine merchant Facund Bacardi i Masso's attempts to "tame" rum, which in the early 1800s was not considered a refined drink. In 1862, in Cuba, Facundo created the world's first premium-aged white rum. The famous bat was considered a symbol of good fortune and family unity and was adopted by Facundo's wife.
2. Johnnie Walker
Johnnie Walker is another member of the Diageo family. It's a brand of Scotch whiskey with several labels over a wide price range: From the Red Label, which sells for upwards of $27.20, to the premium Blue Label, which retails from $208 and higher.
Originally known as Walker's Kilmarnock Whiskey until 1908, the Johnnie Walker brand is a legacy left by John "Johnnie" Walker after he started selling whiskey in his grocer's shop in Ayrshire, Scotland.
1. Smirnoff
Part of the Diageo team, the Smirnoff brand has retained its crown as "the most powerful." It began with a vodka distillery founded in Moscow, by Pyotr Smirnov. Born the son of illiterate Russian peasants, he would became one of the country's wealthiest men. He accumulated a fortune of more than $130 million by the time of his death in 1898.
මෙව්ව ඔක්කොම පාව්ච්චි කොරල තියෙන කස්ටිය එහෙමත් ඉන්නවද දන්නෑ කිරියෙ..
Jack Daniel & Ballantine නම් ලාවට පාව්ච්චි කොරල තියෙනව..මේ පොර වගේ Jack Daniel එකක් බොන්න පුලුවන් කාටද???
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