Who owns Hendrick's?
Hendrick's is owned by William Grant & Sons (the United Kingdom).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Product Information | William Grant & Sons, William Grant & Sons Ltd. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- William Grant & Sons Ltd reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, Dufftown, Scotland
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, Girvan, Scotland
- Founded
- 1999
- Category
- Beverages › Spirits › Gin
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Hendrick's
Hendrick's is a gin infused with cucumber and rose petals, launched in 1999 in a dark apothecary bottle with deliberately Victorian branding. It is credited with beginning the premium gin revival that transformed the category through the 2000s and 2010s.
Ownership timeline of Hendrick's
- Current owner William Grant & Sons [1] reported
Where Hendrick's sits in William Grant & Sons
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by William Grant & Sons
William Grant & Sons controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Glenfiddich (1887)
- Monkey Shoulder (2005)
- Sailor Jerry (1999)
- The Balvenie (1892)
- Tullamore D.E.W. (1829)
Other brands in gin, and who owns them
The 20 brands in gin on Brandtree belong to 18 owners. The largest is Diageo, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Gordon's | Diageo | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| 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 |
About the owner: William Grant & Sons
William Grant & Sons is a family-owned company headquartered in Dufftown, Scotland, United Kingdom, founded in 1887. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control.
William Grant & Sons was founded in 1887 when a Dufftown accountant built a distillery with his family by hand over a year, using second-hand equipment. It is one of the last large Scotch whisky companies still independent and family-owned, now in its fifth generation.
William Grant & Sons: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇬🇧 Hendrick's and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 552 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 291 of them (53%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Hendrick'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 Hendrick's?
The parent company of Hendrick's is William Grant & Sons, a family-owned company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Hendrick's British?
Yes. Hendrick's originated in the United Kingdom in 1999 and its owner, William Grant & Sons, is also headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Hendrick's still owned by William Grant & Sons?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Hendrick's is still owned by William Grant & Sons. 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] Product Information | William Grant & Sons — William Grant & Sons Ltd, Official document; retrieved 28 September 2026.
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