Who owns Nicolaus?
Nicolaus is owned by ST. Nicolaus (Slovakia).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: ST. NICOLAUS a.s. — company site and product listing. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- ST. NICOLAUS a.s. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇸🇰 Slovakia, Liptovský Mikuláš
- Origin
- 🇸🇰 Slovakia
- Category
- Beverages › Spirits › Vodka
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Nicolaus
Nicolaus is ST. NICOLAUS' vodka line, sold as the Extra Jemná (extra fine) expression in 0.7 and 1 litre bottles alongside blackcurrant, lime and cranberry flavoured variants, and produced at the company's distillery in Liptovský Mikuláš. The company describes it as the best-selling vodka on the Slovak market and the third best-selling in the Czech Republic, positioned in the accessible, everyday-drinking segment of the portfolio rather than as a premium product.
Ownership timeline of Nicolaus
- Current owner ST. Nicolaus [1] reported
Where Nicolaus sits in ST. Nicolaus
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full ST. Nicolaus ownership tree →
See the full ST. Nicolaus brand portfolio (5) →
Other brands owned by ST. Nicolaus
ST. Nicolaus controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 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: ST. Nicolaus
ST. Nicolaus is a privately held company headquartered in Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia, founded in 1992. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control.
ST. NICOLAUS a.s. is Slovakia's largest producer and distributor of alcoholic beverages, headquartered in Liptovský Mikuláš where a distillery master, Armin Stark, founded the town's first private spirits refinery in 1867. The present joint-stock company was incorporated on 1 May 1992 and began vodka production in 1995; it now runs two liqueur factories, a distillery and a fruit distillery across plants in Liptovský Mikuláš and Leopoldov, Slovakia, and in Hungary, exporting to more than 20 markets in Europe, Africa, Asia and North America. Alongside its own spirits it is the exclusive Slovak distributor of González Byass' Spanish brandy, gin and wine imports, which it sells but does not make.
ST. Nicolaus: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇸🇰 Nicolaus and other Slovak brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 19 brands that began in Slovakia. 14 of them (74%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Nicolaus is not one of them.
- Rajec — Kofola 🇨🇿
- Allegro.sk — Allegro 🇵🇱
- Andante — Valeo Foods 🇮🇪
- HYZA — AGROFERT 🇨🇿
- Korunný Cukor — AGRANA 🇦🇹
- Vinea — Kofola 🇨🇿
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Nicolaus?
The parent company of Nicolaus is ST. Nicolaus, a privately held company headquartered in Slovakia.
Is Nicolaus Slovak?
Yes. Nicolaus originated in Slovakia and its owner, ST. Nicolaus, is also headquartered in Slovakia.
Is Nicolaus still owned by ST. Nicolaus?
Yes. As of 20 September 2026, Nicolaus is still owned by ST. Nicolaus. 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] ST. NICOLAUS a.s. — company site and product listing — ST. NICOLAUS a.s., Official document; retrieved 20 September 2026.
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