Who owns The Glenlivet?
The Glenlivet is owned by Pernod Ricard (France, EPA: RI), which has owned the brand since 21 December 2001.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Pernod Ricard Universal Registration Document 2024/25, Pernod Ricard SA, 17 September 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Pernod Ricard SA reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇫🇷 France, Paris
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, Speyside, Scotland
- Founded
- 1824
- Category
- Beverages › Spirits › Whisky & bourbon
- Parent ticker
- EPA: RI
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About The Glenlivet
The Glenlivet was the first distillery licensed in its Speyside parish, taking out a licence in 1824 when most local production was illicit, a decision that made its founder unpopular enough that he carried pistols. So many distilleries appended the name that a court restricted its use in 1884.
Ownership timeline of The Glenlivet
- 2001 – present Pernod Ricard [1] reported
Where The Glenlivet sits in Pernod Ricard
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Pernod Ricard brand portfolio (11) →
Other brands owned by Pernod Ricard
Pernod Ricard controls 11 brands on Brandtree, 11 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Absolut (1879)
- Beefeater (1863)
- Chivas Regal (1909)
- G.H. Mumm (1827)
- Havana Club (1934)
- Jameson (1780)
- Kahlúa (1936)
- Malibu (1980)
- Perrier-Jouët (1811)
- Ricard (1932)
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; Pernod Ricard has 3.
| 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 |
| Glenfiddich | William Grant & Sons | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Jack Daniel's | Brown-Forman | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Pernod Ricard
Pernod Ricard is a publicly listed company headquartered in Paris, France, founded in 1975. Brandtree records 11 brands under its control, and it is listed as EPA: RI.
Pernod Ricard was created in 1975 by the merger of two French anise-spirit rivals and grew by acquisition into the second-largest spirits group in the world, notably through the break-ups of Seagram in 2001 and Allied Domecq in 2005.
Pernod Ricard: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇬🇧 The Glenlivet 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, The Glenlivet among them.
- Badger — Hall & Woodhouse 🇬🇧
- Balblair — ThaiBev 🇹🇭
- Bishops Finger — Shepherd Neame 🇬🇧
- Bombay Sapphire — Bacardi 🇧🇲
- Boost — A.G. Barr 🇬🇧
- Bruichladdich — Rémy Cointreau 🇫🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of The Glenlivet?
The parent company of The Glenlivet is Pernod Ricard, a publicly listed company headquartered in France.
Is The Glenlivet British or French?
The Glenlivet originated in the United Kingdom in 1824, but it is owned today by Pernod Ricard, which is headquartered in France. So The Glenlivet is a British-origin brand under French ownership.
Since when has Pernod Ricard owned The Glenlivet?
Pernod Ricard has owned The Glenlivet since 21 December 2001.
Is The Glenlivet still owned by Pernod Ricard?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, The Glenlivet is still owned by Pernod Ricard. 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] Pernod Ricard Universal Registration Document 2024/25 — Pernod Ricard SA, Annual report, published 17 September 2025; retrieved 28 September 2026.
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