Who owns Cîroc?
Cîroc is owned by Diageo (the United Kingdom, LSE: DGE).[1]
Evidence: Diageo plc Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-08-18, SEC EDGAR, 18 August 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Diageo plc verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, London
- Origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- Founded
- 2003
- Category
- Beverages › Spirits › Vodka
- Parent ticker
- LSE: DGE NYSE: DEO
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Cîroc
Cîroc is a French vodka distilled from grapes rather than grain, made in the Cognac and Gaillac regions. Diageo launched it in 2003 to little effect and then relaunched it from 2007 in partnership with Sean Combs, whose promotional arrangement gave him a share of profits and transformed its sales.
Ownership timeline of Cîroc
Where Cîroc sits in Diageo
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Diageo
Diageo controls 23 brands on Brandtree, 23 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Baileys (1974)
- Buchanan's (1884)
- Bulleit (1987)
- Captain Morgan (1944)
- Cardhu (1824)
- Casamigos (2013)
- Crown Royal (1939)
- Don Julio (1942)
- Gordon's (1769)
- Guinness (1759)
- Guinness 0.0 (2020)
- Johnnie Walker (1820)
- Lagavulin (1816)
- Oban (1794)
- Pimm's (1823)
- Roe & Co (2017)
- Ron Zacapa (1976)
- Smirnoff (1864)
Other brands in vodka, and who owns them
Diageo has more brands in vodka on Brandtree than any other owner: 3 of 25.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Hangar 1 | Becle | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Burnett's Vodka | Heaven Hill | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Hõbe | Liviko | 🇪🇪 Estonia |
| Magic Moments | Radico Khaitan | 🇮🇳 India |
| Longshore Vodka | Adnams | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| OMU | Alexandrion Group | 🇷🇴 Romania |
| Moskovskaya Vodka | Amber Beverage Group | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg |
| Grey Goose | Bacardi | 🇧🇲 Bermuda |
About the owner: Diageo
Diageo is a publicly listed company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, founded in 1997. Brandtree records 23 brands under its control, and it is listed as LSE: DGE and NYSE: DEO.
Diageo was formed in 1997 by the merger of Guinness and Grand Metropolitan. It is the largest spirits company in the world, with a portfolio spanning Scotch whisky, vodka, gin, rum, tequila and stout.
🇫🇷 Cîroc and other French brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 322 brands that began in France. 100 of them (31%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Cîroc among them.
- Alexandre Bonnet — Lanson-BCC 🇫🇷
- Carola — Spadel 🇧🇪
- Carte Noire — Lavazza 🇮🇹
- Champagne de Castellane — Laurent-Perrier 🇫🇷
- Charles Lafitte — Maison Pommery & Associés 🇫🇷
- Cointreau — Rémy Cointreau 🇫🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Cîroc?
The parent company of Cîroc is Diageo, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Cîroc French or British?
Cîroc originated in France in 2003, but it is owned today by Diageo, which is headquartered in the United Kingdom. So Cîroc is a French-origin brand under British ownership.
Is Cîroc still owned by Diageo?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Cîroc is still owned by Diageo. 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] Diageo plc Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-08-18 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 18 August 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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