Who owns Narikela?
Narikela is owned by DCSL (Sri Lanka, CSE: DIST.N0000).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC Annual Report 2024/25. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka, Colombo
- Origin
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Category
- Beverages › Spirits › Liqueurs & aperitifs
- Parent ticker
- CSE: DIST.N0000
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Narikela
Narikela is a pure coconut liqueur from Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka, which its annual report calls the Spirit of Sri Lanka. The report describes a subtle taste and aroma of desiccated coconut with a delicate sweetness, and says it can be served straight, on the rocks, with a chaser or mixed into a cocktail. The company presents it as encapsulating the spirit of the island and its people: joyful, carefree, hospitable and versatile.
Ownership timeline of Narikela
Where Narikela sits in DCSL
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full DCSL brand portfolio (8) →
Other brands owned by DCSL
DCSL controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
Other brands in liqueurs & aperitifs, and who owns them
The 42 brands in liqueurs & aperitifs on Brandtree belong to 25 owners. The largest is Kasapreko, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Aperol | Campari Group | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Alomo Bitters | Kasapreko | 🇬🇭 Ghana |
| Kännu Kukk | Liviko | 🇪🇪 Estonia |
| Kòfi Kòrsou | Senior & Co. | 🇨🇼 Curaçao |
| Fütyülős | Zwack Unicum | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
| Amaro di Angostura | Angostura | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago |
| Baileys | Diageo | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Joseph Cartron | GBH | 🇲🇶 Martinique |
About the owner: DCSL
DCSL is a publicly listed company headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as CSE: DIST.N0000.
Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka is a quoted Sri Lankan spirits company whose roots its annual report traces to 1913, when the Excise Department of Ceylon moved from enforcing liquor rules into distilling. It was privatised in the early 1990s. Its immediate parent is Melstacorp PLC, and the ultimate parent is Milford Exports Ceylon (Private) Limited. In 2024/25 it bought 99.4 per cent of Heineken Lanka from Heineken Asia Pacific and renamed it DCSL Breweries Lanka, which markets Heineken, Tiger and Anchor under the Heineken group's names (those are not listed here as DCSL brands) alongside DCSL's own beers. Its report also shows imported wines and spirits and a separate range marketed by Periceyl (Pvt) Ltd, a Melstacorp company; none of those are included.
🇱🇰 Narikela and other Sri Lankan brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 53 brands that began in Sri Lanka. 1 of them (2%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Narikela is not one of them.
- Elephant House — Ceylon Cold Stores 🇱🇰
- KIST — Cargills 🇱🇰
- Lion Lager — Lion Brewery 🇱🇰
- My Juicee — Lanka Milk Foods 🇱🇰
- Atlas — Hemas 🇱🇰
- Causeway Paints — Asian Paints 🇮🇳
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Narikela?
The parent company of Narikela is DCSL, a publicly listed company headquartered in Sri Lanka.
Is Narikela Sri Lankan?
Yes. Narikela originated in Sri Lanka and its owner, DCSL, is also headquartered in Sri Lanka.
Is Narikela still owned by DCSL?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Narikela is still owned by DCSL. 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] Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC Annual Report 2024/25 — Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC, Annual report; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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