Who owns Imperial Blue?
Imperial Blue is owned by Tilaknagar Industries (India, BSE: 507205), which has owned the brand since 1 December 2025.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Tilaknagar Industries Limited Annual Report 2025-26. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Tilaknagar Industries Limited reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇳 India, Shrirampur
- Origin
- 🇮🇳 India
- Category
- Beverages › Spirits › Whisky & bourbon
- Parent ticker
- BSE: 507205 NSE: TI
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Imperial Blue
Imperial Blue is a whisky brand that Tilaknagar Industries acquired from Pernod Ricard India through a business transfer agreement signed on 23 July 2025, with the deal completed on 1 December 2025 after Competition Commission of India approval on 7 October 2025. The annual report describes it as India's third-largest whisky brand and says the purchase included the allied Imperial Black and Imperial Red trademarks.
Ownership timeline of Imperial Blue
- 2025 – present Tilaknagar Industries [1] reported
Where Imperial Blue sits in Tilaknagar Industries
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Tilaknagar Industries
Tilaknagar Industries controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 7 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; Tilaknagar Industries 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: Tilaknagar Industries
Tilaknagar Industries is a publicly listed company headquartered in Shrirampur, India, founded in 1933. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control, and it is listed as BSE: 507205 and NSE: TI.
Tilaknagar Industries is an Indian-made foreign liquor company founded in 1933 as The Maharashtra Sugar Mills Limited, with its registered office and main works at Tilaknagar near Shrirampur in Maharashtra. Its flagship Mansion House Brandy sold more than 10 million cases in FY26. On 1 December 2025 it completed the purchase of the Imperial Blue whisky business from Pernod Ricard India, and it holds a minority stake in Spaceman Spirits Lab (Samsara gin, Sitara rum, Amara vodka), whose brands are not recorded here because TI does not own them.
Tilaknagar Industries: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇮🇳 Imperial Blue 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; Imperial Blue is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Imperial Blue?
The parent company of Imperial Blue is Tilaknagar Industries, a publicly listed company headquartered in India.
Is Imperial Blue owned by Pernod Ricard?
No. Imperial Blue is owned by Tilaknagar Industries, not Pernod Ricard.
Is Imperial Blue Indian?
Yes. Imperial Blue originated in India and its owner, Tilaknagar Industries, is also headquartered in India.
Since when has Tilaknagar Industries owned Imperial Blue?
Tilaknagar Industries has owned Imperial Blue since 1 December 2025.
Is Imperial Blue still owned by Tilaknagar Industries?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, Imperial Blue is still owned by Tilaknagar Industries. 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] Tilaknagar Industries Limited Annual Report 2025-26 — Tilaknagar Industries Limited, Annual report; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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