Who owns Bushmills?
Bushmills is owned by Becle (Mexico, BMV: CUERVO), which has owned the brand since 2015.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Becle, S.A.B. de C.V. Reporte Anual 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Becle, S.A.B. de C.V. reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇲🇽 Mexico, Mexico City
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, Bushmills
- Category
- Beverages › Spirits › Whisky & bourbon
- Parent ticker
- BMV: CUERVO
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Bushmills
Bushmills is an Irish whiskey made at the Old Bushmills Distillery in Northern Ireland, which Becle bought from Diageo in early 2015 along with its production and bottling sites. It is the only brand in its category offering both single malts and blends, from Original and Black Bush to 30-year-old single malt. It was 4.75 per cent of Becle's 2025 sales.
Ownership timeline of Bushmills
Where Bushmills sits in Becle
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Becle
Becle controls 10 brands on Brandtree, 10 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
Other brands in whisky & bourbon, and who owns them
The 71 brands in whisky & bourbon on Brandtree belong to 26 owners. The largest is Diageo, with 9; Becle 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: Becle
Becle is a publicly listed company headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. Brandtree records 10 brands under its control, and it is listed as BMV: CUERVO.
Becle is the Mexican spirits company behind Jose Cuervo, run by the same family for eleven generations. It is the world's largest tequila producer and says it is the second-largest Irish whiskey producer through Bushmills. In 2025 it had net sales of 43.1 billion pesos, 55.9 per cent of them in the United States.
🇬🇧 Bushmills and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 571 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 297 of them (52%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Bushmills among them.
- Badger — Hall & Woodhouse 🇬🇧
- Balblair — ThaiBev 🇹🇭
- Beefeater — Pernod Ricard 🇫🇷
- Bishops Finger — Shepherd Neame 🇬🇧
- Bombay Sapphire — Bacardi 🇧🇲
- Boost — A.G. Barr 🇬🇧
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Bushmills?
The parent company of Bushmills is Becle, a publicly listed company headquartered in Mexico.
Is Bushmills British or Mexican?
Bushmills originated in the United Kingdom, but it is owned today by Becle, which is headquartered in Mexico. So Bushmills is a British-origin brand under Mexican ownership.
Since when has Becle owned Bushmills?
Becle has owned Bushmills since 2015.
Is Bushmills still owned by Becle?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Bushmills is still owned by Becle. 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] Becle, S.A.B. de C.V. Reporte Anual 2025 — Becle, S.A.B. de C.V., Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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