Who owns Gordon's?
Gordon's 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
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, London
- Founded
- 1769
- Category
- Beverages › Spirits › Gin
- Parent ticker
- LSE: DGE NYSE: DEO
- Trademark registrant
- DIAGEO BRANDS B.V. (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Gordon's
Gordon's is a London dry gin first distilled in 1769 by Alexander Gordon and the best-selling gin in the United Kingdom. Its recipe is a closely held secret said to be known to only a few people at a time, and it has held a royal warrant since 1925.
How often Diageo names Gordon's in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
Trademark record for Gordon's
The USPTO record for the Gordon's mark lists DIAGEO BRANDS B.V. as the owner of record (serial number 71382308). That name matches the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of Gordon's
Where Gordon's 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)
- Cîroc (2003)
- Crown Royal (1939)
- Don Julio (1942)
- 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 gin, and who owns them
Diageo has more brands in gin on Brandtree than any other owner: 3 of 20.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Copper House Dry Gin | Adnams | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Siginia | Alexandrion Group | 🇷🇴 Romania |
| Cross Keys Gin | Amber Beverage Group | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg |
| Bombay Sapphire | Bacardi | 🇧🇲 Bermuda |
| Lord Roberts | Demerara Distillers | 🇬🇾 Guyana |
| Crafter's | Liviko | 🇪🇪 Estonia |
| The Helsinki Distilling Company | Olvi | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Beefeater | Pernod Ricard | 🇫🇷 France |
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.
🇬🇧 Gordon's and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 554 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 292 of them (53%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Gordon's is not one of 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 Gordon's?
The parent company of Gordon's is Diageo, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Gordon's British?
Yes. Gordon's originated in the United Kingdom in 1769 and its owner, Diageo, is also headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Gordon's still owned by Diageo?
Yes. As of 27 September 2026, Gordon's is still owned by Diageo. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & 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.
- [2] USPTO: GORDON'S, serial 71382308, registration 341156 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 27 September 2026.
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