Jameson a star performer for Pernod Ricard as global sales rise by 16%

Jameson Irish Whiskey was the joint second bestselling brand — with global sales rising by 16% on a year-on-year basis — for parent company, Pernod Ricard in the first nine months of its current financial year.

The Paris-based drinks giant — which also owns leading spirits brands like Beefeater, Absolut, Mumm, Malibu and The Glenlivet — yesterday reported net sales of €6.65bn for the nine months to the end of March.

In all, Pernod Ricard’s top 14 premium brands grew combined net sales by 5%, year-on-year, during the period. Scotch whisky brand, The Glenlivet led the list, with 21% sales growth; but Jameson and Martell Cognac were joint second highest growers, each seeing 16% year-on-year growth for the nine months.