Who owns Monkey Shoulder?
Monkey Shoulder 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
- Founded
- 2005
- Category
- Beverages › Spirits › Whisky & bourbon
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Monkey Shoulder
Monkey Shoulder is a blended malt Scotch launched in 2005 and marketed explicitly for cocktails at a time when the industry insisted good whisky should be drunk neat. Its name refers to a repetitive strain injury that maltmen suffered from turning barley by hand.
Ownership timeline of Monkey Shoulder
- Current owner William Grant & Sons [1] reported
Where Monkey Shoulder 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)
- Hendrick's (1999)
- Sailor Jerry (1999)
- The Balvenie (1892)
- Tullamore D.E.W. (1829)
Other brands in whisky & bourbon, and who owns them
The 71 brands in whisky & bourbon on Brandtree belong to 26 owners. The largest is Diageo, with 9; William Grant & Sons has 4.
| 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 |
| Jack Daniel's | Brown-Forman | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Highland Park | Edrington | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
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 →
🇬🇧 Monkey Shoulder 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; Monkey Shoulder 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 Monkey Shoulder?
The parent company of Monkey Shoulder is William Grant & Sons, a family-owned company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Monkey Shoulder British?
Yes. Monkey Shoulder originated in the United Kingdom in 2005 and its owner, William Grant & Sons, is also headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Monkey Shoulder still owned by William Grant & Sons?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Monkey Shoulder 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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