Who owns Lagavulin?
Lagavulin 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, Islay, Scotland
- Founded
- 1816
- Category
- Beverages › Spirits › Whisky & bourbon
- Parent ticker
- LSE: DGE NYSE: DEO
- Trademark registrant
- DIAGEO SCOTLAND LIMITED (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Lagavulin
Lagavulin is a heavily peated Islay single malt distillery founded in 1816 on a site where illicit distilling had gone on for decades. Its 16-year-old expression is among the most recognised peated whiskies, and long fermentation and slow distillation give it its characteristic weight.
How often Diageo names Lagavulin 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 Lagavulin
The USPTO record for the Lagavulin mark lists DIAGEO SCOTLAND LIMITED as the owner of record (serial number 75787614). That name matches the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of Lagavulin
Where Lagavulin 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)
- Gordon's (1769)
- Guinness (1759)
- Guinness 0.0 (2020)
- Johnnie Walker (1820)
- Oban (1794)
- Pimm's (1823)
- Roe & Co (2017)
- Ron Zacapa (1976)
- Smirnoff (1864)
Other brands in whisky & bourbon, and who owns them
Diageo has more brands in whisky & bourbon on Brandtree than any other owner: 9 of 71.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Highland Park | Edrington | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
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.
🇬🇧 Lagavulin 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; Lagavulin 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 Lagavulin?
The parent company of Lagavulin is Diageo, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Lagavulin British?
Yes. Lagavulin originated in the United Kingdom in 1816 and its owner, Diageo, is also headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Lagavulin still owned by Diageo?
Yes. As of 27 September 2026, Lagavulin 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: LAGAVULIN, serial 75787614, registration 2355352 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 27 September 2026.
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