Chu-hi, canned cocktails are popular for its fruity and refreshing taste; however, isn’t it hard to decide which one to buy because Japanese supermarkets and convenience stores sell various kinds of products? Then the sales ranking of canned cocktails selling well at Japanese supermarket will be shown here.
Which is Popular Chu-hi? Here is the Sales Ranking.
Canned cocktails are classified into two categories liqueur in which the extracted content is two degrees or higher, and spirit in which the extracted content is less than two degrees under the Liquor Tax Act.
Here you can see canned cocktails in each category selling well at Japanese supermarkets based on Urecon’s sales ranking data (best 100). They are shown in descending order of sales.
Sales Ranking of Canned Chu-hi (Liqueur)
No.1: Kirin Chu-hi Hyoketsu, Sicilian Lemon
Picture from Kirin
Hyoketsu series’ attraction is its fresh, fruit juice feeling brought by Hyoketsu Straight Fruit Juice which was made by freezing fresh fruit juice. This lemon flavor is always the most popular among various products in this series. It is said that it has fresh and clear taste and you can take a swig.
Average price: 106 yen / 350ml
No. 2: Kirin Honshibori Chu-hi Grapefruit
Picture from Kirin
Kirin Honshibori Chu-hi is made of much fruit juice and liquor only, so you can enjoy the taste of the ingredients. This most selling grapefruit flavor is popular for its juicy fruit taste brought by squeezed grapefruit.
Average price: 107 yen / 350ml
No.3: Kirin Chu-hi Hyoketsu, Grapefruit
Picture from Kirin
The second most popular is this Grapefruit flavor.
You can enjoy fresh taste brought by Hyoketsu Straight Fruit Juice of white and ruby grapefruits.
Average price: 105 yen / 350ml
No. 4: Kirin Chu-hi Hyoketsu, Sour Lemon
Picture from Kirin
This is unique with its fresh sourness and clear after-taste brought by mainly used Hyoketsu Straight Fruit Juice of early picked lemons.
This is not so sweet and easy to drink. It is also recommended for those who restrict carb, because this is 50% off of carb.
Average price: 105 yen / 350ml
No. 5: Horoyoi, White Sour
Picture from Suntory Holdings
Horoyoi is a 3% alcohol Chu-hi beverage with a sweet and genuine texture.
The most popular flavor, White Sour has a taste like a fresh milk beverage and is popular among young women and those who do not drink alcohol very much.
Average price: 101 yen / 350ml
Sales Ranking of Canned Chu-hi (Spirit)
No. 1: -196℃ STRONG ZERO, Double Lemon
Picture from Suntory Holdings
-196℃ STRONG ZERO is a 9% alcohol beverage with strong texture and a non-sweet fresh taste, and popular as a canned Chu-hi good with meals.
The most selling Double Lemon flavor is attractive with its rich lemon taste.
High alcohol Strong Chu-hi series is preferred by those who like beer.
Average price: 101 yen / 350ml
No. 2: Takara Shochu High Ball, Koime Lemon
Picture from Takara Shuzo
Takara Shochu High Ball pays tribute to the style of the original shochu high ball born in Tokyo’s colorful shitamachi districts.
Its popular flavor, Koime Lemon is a 9% alcohol beverage and has rich taste of shochu and lemon juice. A can of this could be strong enough.
It does not contain carbohydrate and purines, so is great for those who are conscious their health.
Average price: 98 yen / 350ml
No. 3: -196℃ STRONG ZERO DRY
Picture from Suntory Holdings
This product includes great balance of liquor such as vodka and rum carefully selected by Suntory.
This product has a high carbon dioxide concentration just like beer and fresh texture, so men who do not like chu-hi’s sweet taste prefer it.
In addition to that, it contains no carbohydrate and purines.
Average price: 101 yen / 350ml
No.4: Takara Shochu High Ball, Dry
Picture from Takara Shuzo
This familiar flavor of Takara Shochu High Ball has a high carbon dioxide concentration and its dry taste is preferred.
It is easy to drink and goes with meals.
It is 7% alcohol beverage, and has no sweetening, carbohydrate and purines.
Average price: 98 yen / 350ml
No. 5: Kirin Honshibori Chu-hi Lemon
Picture from Kirin
Kirin Honshibori Chu-hi, lemon flavor is unique because it is only made of much fruit juice and liquor.
No carbohydrates, flavoring agent and food color is added, so you can enjoy its taste like a lemon cocktail with fresh lemon at a bar.
Average price: 107 yen / 350ml
See Detailed Ranking of Liqueur and Spirit Including Canned Chu-hi.
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Have You Found a Good Canned Chu-hi?
How did you like this article? We have introduced the ranking of canned chu-hi selling well at Japanese supermarkets.
Canned Chu-hi has a lot of kinds including fruity one that women who do not drink so much can enjoy and strong one that is enough as a can.
If you are not sure which one to buy, please check this ranking out to find your favorite one.
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※Data from January 1 to March 31, 2018
※Each data is as of the date the Japanese article was released. Some products might have finished selling.
※Urecon (https://urecon.jp/) is publishing market trend data for the latest three months.
