The Rémy Cointreau Group’s positioning in the high-end segment of exceptional spirits is a very appropriate place to be: exceptional spirits are enjoying an attractive dynamic (+8.5% growth per year on average, compared with +4.8% for the spirits market as a whole over the last 10 years), driven by a move towards the high-end of the market and an increasingly discerning clientele in terms of the quality, production, know-how and history of the spirits they consume.
This graph shows us the market value split per price segment and the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) 2011 - 2021 of Remy Cointreau exceptional spirits.
Upper luxury (more than $1,000)
Luxury ($100-$1,000)
Ultra-premium ($50-$100)
Premium ($20-$50)
Mass (less than $20)
Source: IWSR, Rémy Cointreau, international spirits market estimated at around USD 200 billion.
This graph shows the exceptional spirits segment has structurally outperformed the global
spirits market since 2011.
International spirits
2011: 100
2012: 106
2013: 111
2014: 115
2015: 121
2016: 122
2017: 129
2018: 138
2019: 145
2020: 139
2021: 160
CAGR 2011-2021: +4.8%
Exceptional spirits (>$50)
2011: 100
2012: 119
2013: 122
2014: 122
2015: 130
2016: 141
2017: 158
2018: 179
2019: 194
2020: 170
2021: 226
CAGR 2011-2021: +8.5%
Source: IWSR, Rémy Cointreau.