Sign of the times: BuzzBallz, a ready-to-drink cocktail, rocketed to No 48 in the Top 100 UK alcohol brands, with a growth of £73million to £81.8million – the biggest gain of all in The Grocer‘s Britain’s biggest alcohol brands 2026 report. Stella Artois growth fell 1.5% but it remained at No 1 with sales of £698.7million, followed by Smirnoff which remained at No 2 with sales of £595.8million.


