Fireball was created in Canada in the mid-1980s, supposedly during the coldest winter the country had ever seen, and launched in the US in 2001. You can get everything from a Fireball snowboard or iPhone case to a six-foot-tall inflatable bottle in the brand's online store.

When did Fireball become popular?

Fireball was a late bloomer.

Fireball's been around since 1984, but America only fell in love with it in the late 2000s. Part of the delay in popularity might have to do with the fact that it was only available in Canada until 2001 with the less-than-sexy name “Dr.

Where is Fireball most popular?

Of all the brands, Jack Daniels and Fireball cinnamon whisky have the most presence regionally, with mainly good Old No. 7 reigning supreme in the South around Georgia and Florida, and Fireball warming up drinkers and liquor stores in the Northeast. Only a few states went for Irish whiskey with Jameson.