The Botanist is owned by Rémy Cointreau (France, EPA: RCO), which acquired the brand on 3 September 2012.[1][2] The Botanist was founded in 2011 in Islay, Scotland and was independent until 2012.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
The Botanist is a gin distilled on Islay using twenty-two botanicals foraged on the island alongside nine standard ones. It is made at the Bruichladdich distillery, which Rémy Cointreau acquired in 2012 for about £58 million. The foraging is done by hand each season, which limits how much can be produced in any year.
Rémy Cointreau is a publicly listed company headquartered in Cognac, France, founded in 1990. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control, and it is listed as EPA: RCO.
Rémy Cointreau was formed in 1990 by the merger of the Rémy Martin cognac house, founded 1724, with the Cointreau liqueur business, and the two founding families still control it. It has deliberately narrowed its portfolio to expensive spirits, selling off cheaper brands to concentrate on margin.
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, The Botanist among them.
Remy Cointreau bought the Bruichladdich distillery on Islay, its first move into single malt Scotch and the start of a run of whisky acquisitions that continued with Domaine des Hautes Glaces and Westland in 2017. The Botanist gin came with it: the distillery makes it on the same site, in a repurposed Lomond still. Remy Cointreau has not published the price.
The parent company of The Botanist is Rémy Cointreau, a publicly listed company headquartered in France.
Is The Botanist British or French?
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The Botanist originated in the United Kingdom in 2011, but it is owned today by Rémy Cointreau, which is headquartered in France. So The Botanist is a British-origin brand under French ownership.
When did Rémy Cointreau buy The Botanist?
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Rémy Cointreau completed its acquisition of The Botanist on 3 September 2012. The price was not disclosed.
Who owned The Botanist before Rémy Cointreau?
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The Botanist was an independent company from its founding in 2011 in Islay, Scotland until Rémy Cointreau acquired it in 2012.
Is The Botanist still owned by Rémy Cointreau?
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Yes. As of 16 September 2026, The Botanist is still owned by Rémy Cointreau. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
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