Who owns Kalinka?
Kalinka is owned by Zwack Unicum (Hungary, BÉT: ZWACK).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Zwack Unicum Plc. Annual Report 2025–2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Zwack Unicum Plc. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇭🇺 Hungary, Budapest
- Origin
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Category
- Beverages › Spirits › Vodka
- Parent ticker
- BÉT: ZWACK
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Kalinka
Kalinka is a grain vodka sold by Zwack Unicum that is filtered ten times through birch charcoal from the Ural Mountains, passing through ten stills that each hold 60 kilograms of active birch carbon. Zwack calls it one of the key players in its category. In 2025 it added peach and sour cherry flavours in 0.2-litre bottles, and from August sold a Kalinka ICE product through Hungary's tobacconists.
Ownership timeline of Kalinka
- Current owner Zwack Unicum [1] reported
Where Kalinka sits in Zwack Unicum
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Zwack Unicum ownership tree →
See the full Zwack Unicum brand portfolio (6) →
Other brands owned by Zwack Unicum
Zwack Unicum controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
Other brands in vodka, and who owns them
The 25 brands in vodka on Brandtree belong to 19 owners. The largest is Diageo, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Cîroc | Diageo | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| 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 |
About the owner: Zwack Unicum
Zwack Unicum is a publicly listed company headquartered in Budapest, Hungary, founded in 1989. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control, and it is listed as BÉT: ZWACK.
Zwack Unicum is the Budapest maker of Unicum and, by its own account, the largest company in the Hungarian branded spirits market, which accounts for nearly 90 per cent of its product revenue. The Zwack family's distillery, founded in 1840, was nationalised in 1948. Peter Zwack & Consorten set up the present company's predecessor in 1989 and in 1992 bought the state liqueur maker. The family holding company, owned by the Zwack and Underberg families, holds 50 per cent plus one share and Diageo 26 per cent, and Zwack is the sole distributor of Diageo spirits in Hungary.
Zwack Unicum: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇭🇺 Kalinka and other Hungarian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 28 brands that began in Hungary. 6 of them (21%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Kalinka is not one of them.
- SIÓ — Eckes-Granini 🇩🇪
- Teleki — Bonafarm 🇭🇺
- Allegro.hu — Allegro 🇵🇱
- Globus — Bonduelle 🇫🇷
- Goldenfood — LDC 🇫🇷
- Koronás Cukor — AGRANA 🇦🇹
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Kalinka?
The parent company of Kalinka is Zwack Unicum, a publicly listed company headquartered in Hungary.
Is Kalinka Hungarian?
Yes. Kalinka originated in Hungary and its owner, Zwack Unicum, is also headquartered in Hungary.
Is Kalinka still owned by Zwack Unicum?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Kalinka is still owned by Zwack Unicum. 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] Zwack Unicum Plc. Annual Report 2025–2026 — Zwack Unicum Plc., Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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