![]() One interesting note is that when the Seagram Company was split up and sold in 2000, the beverage division was divvied up between Pernod Ricard and Diageo. That list includes Absolut, the number one selling premium vodka, Chivas Regal, the number two premium Scotch, Jameson, the number one Irish whiskey, Beefeater, the number two premium gin, Ballantine's, the second largest Scotch brand, Martell, the second largest Cognac brand, and Havana Club, the number three rum globally. Pernod Ricard is the world's second largest distiller based on overall production, with a diverse set of flagship brands. Whisk(e)y: Chivas Regal, Jameson, The Glenlivet, Ballantine's, Wiser's.Value/Company Status: $32.5 billion market cap $10.6 billion sales No.439 on Forbes Global 2000.The company also owns 34 percent of Moët Hennessy (see below), adding interests in Cognac and Champagne to its bustling lineup. With over 30 distilleries and growing, Diageo is the biggest whisky producer in the world. J&B and Bell's are both among the top selling Scotch blends.Īll of that before even getting to Tanqueray, Crown Royal, Bulleit, plenty more Scotch, and additional interests ranging from Schnapps and mixed drinks, to wines and more liqueurs. Bailey's is the world's top selling liqueur, and while Guinness is not a spirit, the beer giant adds more heft to the overall portfolio. Johnnie Walker is the world's top selling blended Scotch, and Smirnoff is the world's top selling vodka. Whisk(e)y: Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Bulleit, Seagram's, George Dickel, Caol Ila, Talisker, Lagavulin, Oban, J&B, Bell's, Buchanan's, Cardhuĭiageo is the biggest dog in the room.Rum: Captain Morgan, Ron Zacapa, Cacique.Value/Company Status: $71 billion market cap $16.8 billion sales No.245 on the Forbes Global 2000 list of world's biggest public companies.Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (– January 22, 1901) became the first monarch to take up residence at Buckingham Palace.Christopher Gardiner / DIAGEO ![]() Roald Amundsen (1872 – 1928) a Norwegian explorer was the first person to reach both the North and South Poles. Sir Isac Newton is buried in Westminster Abby in London, England. He was knighted in April 1705 by Queen Mary at Trinity College, Cambridge. Sir Isac Newton was the first scientist ever to be knighted. He travelled mostly undercover using alias names. ![]() In 1697 he went on an 18 month long journey through Western Europe with a large Russian delegation. Peter the Great (1672-1725) was the first Russian Tsar to travel outside of Russia. He drowned in 1883 while attempting to swim the Niagara rapids. Matthew Webb from England was the first person in the world to swim the English Channel in 1875. Sally Ride (1951-2012) was the first American woman in space in 1983. Valentina Tereshkova (born 1937) from the Soviet Union was the first woman in space in 1963. Neil Alden Armstrong (from USA) was the first human to walk on the moon on July 21, 1969. Number 1 in SpaceĪlexey Arkhipovich Leonov (from Soviet/Russia) was the first human to conduct a spacewalk on March 18,1965. Just to be on the safe side it is quite common for the owner of the house to leave the house a few minutes before midnight and return shortly after the clock strikes twelve.Įvery precaution is taken that no one enters the home first who does not have a solid desire of the wellbeing of the household. This is the reason nobody visits a home without an invitation on New Year day. The first person to enter a house must be with superior intentions and morality if the home is to receive good blessings in the year to come. In Vietnam the first person to enter the home the first day of the New Year is of vital importance. She is actually mentioned more times in the Qur’an than in the New Testament of the Bible. Maryam is the only woman mentioned by name in the Qur’an. In Islam the Virgin Mary is called Maryam and Jesus is called Isa. There is only one sura (chapter) in the Qur’an named after a woman.
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