Who owns Rittenhouse Rye?
Rittenhouse Rye is owned by Heaven Hill (the United States).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Through the Years, Heaven Hill Brands. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Heaven Hill Distillery, Inc. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Beverages › Spirits › Whisky & bourbon
- Trademark registrant
- HEAVEN HILL DISTILLERIES, INC. (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Rittenhouse Rye
Rittenhouse is a straight rye whiskey brand listed on Heaven Hill's brands page. The page describes Rittenhouse Bottled-in-Bond Straight Rye as a 100-proof rye aged at least four years, made in the classic American rye style from a 51 percent rye mash bill. The page gives no date for when Heaven Hill took the brand.
Trademark record for Rittenhouse Rye
The USPTO record for the Rittenhouse Rye mark lists HEAVEN HILL DISTILLERIES, INC. as the owner of record (serial number 71526769). That name matches the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of Rittenhouse Rye
- Current owner Heaven Hill [1] reported
Where Rittenhouse Rye sits in Heaven Hill
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Heaven Hill
Heaven Hill controls 12 brands on Brandtree, 12 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
Other brands in whisky & bourbon, and who owns them
The 70 brands in whisky & bourbon on Brandtree belong to 25 owners. The largest is Diageo, with 9; Heaven Hill has 7.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Buchanan's | Diageo | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| 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: Heaven Hill
Heaven Hill is a privately held company headquartered in United States, founded in 1935. Brandtree records 12 brands under its control.
Heaven Hill is a family-owned and family-led American spirits company. Its own history page says the Old Heavenhill Springs distillery was founded in 1935 by Bardstown-area investors and the five Shapira brothers, and that it is one of the largest family-owned and led spirits companies. Its brands page also lists tequila and mezcal labels such as Lunazul, Tequila Ocho and Mezcal Vago, and further brands such as Hpnotiq and Domaine de Canton; those are left out here because the pages do not establish their ownership or origin clearly enough.
🇺🇸 Rittenhouse Rye and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Rittenhouse Rye is not one of them.
- 7UP — PepsiCo 🇺🇸
- 7UP (United States) — Keurig Dr Pepper 🇺🇸
- Alani Nu — Celsius Holdings 🇺🇸
- André — Gallo 🇺🇸
- Angry Orchard — Boston Beer 🇺🇸
- Apple & Eve — Lassonde 🇨🇦
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Rittenhouse Rye?
The parent company of Rittenhouse Rye is Heaven Hill, a privately held company headquartered in the United States.
Is Rittenhouse Rye American?
Yes. Rittenhouse Rye originated in the United States and its owner, Heaven Hill, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Rittenhouse Rye still owned by Heaven Hill?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, Rittenhouse Rye is still owned by Heaven Hill. 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] Through the Years — Heaven Hill Brands, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
- [2] USPTO: RITTENHOUSE, serial 71526769 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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