Who owns After Dark?
After Dark is owned by Radico Khaitan (India, BSE: 532497).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Radico Khaitan Limited Annual Report 2025-26. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Radico Khaitan Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇳 India, New Delhi
- Origin
- 🇮🇳 India
- Founded
- 2011
- Category
- Beverages › Spirits › Whisky & bourbon
- Parent ticker
- BSE: 532497 NSE: RADICO
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About After Dark
After Dark is a whisky launched by Radico Khaitan in 2011 that was relaunched in 2022 with After Dark Blue aimed at a younger audience. It crossed 1.9 million cases in FY2025, becoming the company's eighth million-case brand, and the 2025-26 report says volume grew over 60 per cent to pass 3.1 million cases, with a 180 ml pocket pack and a refreshed pack design.
Ownership timeline of After Dark
- Current owner Radico Khaitan [1] reported
Where After Dark sits in Radico Khaitan
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Radico Khaitan brand portfolio (8) →
Other brands owned by Radico Khaitan
Radico Khaitan controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
Other brands in whisky & bourbon, and who owns them
The 70 brands in whisky & bourbon on Brandtree belong to 25 owners. The largest is Diageo, with 9; Radico Khaitan has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Buchanan's | Diageo | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Black Velvet | Heaven Hill | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Blood Oath | MGP | 🇺🇸 United States |
| anCnoc | ThaiBev | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| Jura | Emperador | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| Hibiki | Suntory | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Glenfiddich | William Grant & Sons | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Jack Daniel's | Brown-Forman | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Radico Khaitan
Radico Khaitan is a publicly listed company headquartered in New Delhi, India, founded in 1943. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as BSE: 532497 and NSE: RADICO.
Radico Khaitan is an Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL) manufacturer whose annual report traces it to Rampur Distillery, which began in 1943. Its registered office is at the Rampur distillery in Uttar Pradesh and its corporate office is in New Delhi. The company runs distillery campuses at Rampur and Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh plus a joint-venture distillery in Aurangabad, and describes a portfolio of more than 20 brands across whisky, vodka, gin, brandy and rum.
Radico Khaitan: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇮🇳 After Dark and other Indian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 255 brands that began in India. 9 of them (4%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; After Dark is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of After Dark?
The parent company of After Dark is Radico Khaitan, a publicly listed company headquartered in India.
Is After Dark Indian?
Yes. After Dark originated in India in 2011 and its owner, Radico Khaitan, is also headquartered in India.
Is After Dark still owned by Radico Khaitan?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, After Dark is still owned by Radico Khaitan. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Radico Khaitan Limited Annual Report 2025-26 — Radico Khaitan Limited, Annual report; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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