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Who owns the whisky & bourbon brands?

52 whisky & bourbon brands tracked here are owned by 16 companies; the three largest owners, Diageo, ThaiBev and MGP, control 21 of them (40%) as of Sep 2026.

Treemap of whisky & bourbon brands by owner
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Biggest owners of whisky & bourbon brands

#OwnerHQBrands in this categoryExamples
1Diageo🇬🇧 United Kingdom9Buchanan's, Bulleit, Cardhu, Crown Royal, Johnnie Walker and 4 more
2ThaiBev🇹🇭 Thailand6Balblair, Old Pulteney, PRAKAAN, Speyburn, The Cardrona and 1 more
3MGP🇺🇸 United States6Blood Oath, Ezra Brooks, Penelope Bourbon, Rebel Bourbon, Remus Bourbon and 1 more
4William Grant & Sons🇬🇧 United Kingdom4Glenfiddich, Monkey Shoulder, The Balvenie, Tullamore D.E.W.
5Suntory🇯🇵 Japan4Hibiki, Jim Beam, Maker's Mark, Yamazaki
6Emperador🇵🇭 Philippines4Jura, Tamnavulin, The Dalmore, Whyte & Mackay
7Pernod Ricard🇫🇷 France3Chivas Regal, Jameson, The Glenlivet
8Edrington🇬🇧 United Kingdom3Highland Park, The Famous Grouse, The Macallan
9Brown-Forman🇺🇸 United States3Jack Daniel's, Old Forester, Woodford Reserve
10Rémy Cointreau🇫🇷 France2Bruichladdich, Westland
11Becle🇲🇽 Mexico2Bushmills, Stranahan's
12Amber Beverage Group🇱🇺 Luxembourg2The Irishman, Writers' Tears
13Bacardi🇧🇲 Bermuda1Dewar's
14Kirin🇯🇵 Japan1Four Roses
15Constellation Brands🇺🇸 United States1High West
16Campari Group🇳🇱 Netherlands1Wild Turkey

All whisky & bourbon brands and their owners

BrandOwnerSinceOrigin
anCnocThaiBev—🇬🇧 United Kingdom
BalblairThaiBev—🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Blood OathMGP2021🇺🇸 United States
BruichladdichRémy Cointreau2012🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Buchanan'sDiageo—🇬🇧 United Kingdom
BulleitDiageo—🇺🇸 United States
BushmillsBecle2015🇬🇧 United Kingdom
CardhuDiageo—🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Chivas RegalPernod Ricard2001🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Crown RoyalDiageo—🇨🇦 Canada
Dewar'sBacardi—🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Ezra BrooksMGP2021🇺🇸 United States
Four RosesKirin2002🇺🇸 United States
GlenfiddichWilliam Grant & Sons—🇬🇧 United Kingdom
HibikiSuntory—🇯🇵 Japan
High WestConstellation Brands2016🇺🇸 United States
Highland ParkEdrington—🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Jack Daniel'sBrown-Forman—🇺🇸 United States
JamesonPernod Ricard—🇮🇪 Ireland
Jim BeamSuntory2014🇺🇸 United States
Johnnie WalkerDiageo—🇬🇧 United Kingdom
JuraEmperador2014🇬🇧 United Kingdom
LagavulinDiageo—🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Maker's MarkSuntory2014🇺🇸 United States
Monkey ShoulderWilliam Grant & Sons—🇬🇧 United Kingdom
ObanDiageo—🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Old ForesterBrown-Forman—🇺🇸 United States
Old PulteneyThaiBev—🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Penelope BourbonMGP2023🇺🇸 United States
PRAKAANThaiBev—🇹🇭 Thailand
Rebel BourbonMGP2021🇺🇸 United States
Remus BourbonMGP—🇺🇸 United States
Roe & CoDiageo—🇮🇪 Ireland
SpeyburnThaiBev—🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Stranahan'sBecle2010🇺🇸 United States
TaliskerDiageo—🇬🇧 United Kingdom
TamnavulinEmperador—🇬🇧 United Kingdom
The BalvenieWilliam Grant & Sons—🇬🇧 United Kingdom
The CardronaThaiBev2023🇳🇿 New Zealand
The DalmoreEmperador2014🇬🇧 United Kingdom
The Famous GrouseEdrington—🇬🇧 United Kingdom
The GlenlivetPernod Ricard2001🇬🇧 United Kingdom
The IrishmanAmber Beverage Group—🇮🇪 Ireland
The MacallanEdrington—🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Tullamore D.E.W.William Grant & Sons2010🇮🇪 Ireland
WestlandRémy Cointreau2017🇺🇸 United States
Whyte & MackayEmperador2014🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Wild TurkeyCampari Group2009🇺🇸 United States
Woodford ReserveBrown-Forman—🇺🇸 United States
Writers' TearsAmber Beverage Group—🇮🇪 Ireland
YamazakiSuntory—🇯🇵 Japan
Yellowstone BourbonMGP—🇺🇸 United States

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