The MA Drinks List: Top Brands to Stock in 2026, which is absolutely free, is available for you to access right now and in it you will be able see which drinks brands are selling the most in the on-trade.
Compiled using exclusive data from CGA by NIQ, we have looked at 16 drinks categories to see the top 10 brands in each of these and unpacked their volume and values sales to see which ones are performing best.
Not only will you be able to see volumes – in either hectolitres or 9-litre cases – and monetary values for each of the top contenders in every division but you will see what their performance has been versus a year ago too, including the percentage rises and falls.
Top line-up of sponsors
This report has been put together thanks to our gold sponsor Heineken, silver sponsors Global Brands, Fuller’s and Greene King plus bronze sponsor Thatchers.
The beer categories you can study in detail are cask ale, craft beer, low & no alcohol beer and lager as well as the cider division.
There is the gamut of spirits covered too including the overall spirits category, gin, rum, Tequila, vodka, whisky and liqueurs & specialties as well as ready-to-drink (RTDs), mixers, soft drinks and wine.
All the data used covers the 12-month period from October 2024 through to 4 October 2025.
Green shoots of hope
The design team has worked its socks off to make look amazing with easy-to-click-through buttons so you can get to where you want fast – and back again.
Last year’s Drinks List showed a lot of brands struggled after enjoying a post-Covid bounce back while this year there are definitely some green shoots of hope but not everything is rosy in the garden.
One thing is certain and that is it makes for a fascinating read and is certainly of use if you are looking to tweak or overhaul your offer entirely so you make sure you are giving your customers exactly what they want when they order their drinks at your bar.
Just click on this link and you will be taken to a webpage where you can input a few details about yourself and then access will be yours. And unlike a lot of reports you can see about the on-trade, it won’t have cost you a penny.
To see previous iterations of the Drinks List, simply click on the links below:
