Westland, a drinks brand, is owned by Rémy Cointreau (France, EPA: RCO), which acquired the brand on 6 January 2017.[1][2][3] Westland was founded in 2010 in Seattle, Washington and was independent until 2017.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Westland is a Seattle distillery making single malt whiskey from Pacific Northwest barley, founded in 2010 to argue that American single malt should be a category in its own right. Rémy Cointreau acquired it in 2016. American single malt was formally recognised as a distinct category by United States regulators in 2024.
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 2,549 brands that began in the United States.
478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Westland among them.
Remy Cointreau completed its purchase of Westland Distillery in Seattle on 6 January 2017, the day after closing on Domaine des Hautes Glaces in the French Alps. Two single malt distilleries in two days, on two continents, neither of them Scottish: the group was buying into the idea that single malt whisky is defined by method and terroir rather than by geography. The price was not disclosed.
The parent company of Westland is Rémy Cointreau, a publicly listed company headquartered in France.
Is Westland American or French?
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Westland originated in the United States in 2010, but it is owned today by Rémy Cointreau, which is headquartered in France. So Westland is an American-origin brand under French ownership.
When did Rémy Cointreau buy Westland?
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Rémy Cointreau completed its acquisition of Westland on 6 January 2017. The price was not disclosed.
Who owned Westland before Rémy Cointreau?
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Westland was an independent company from its founding in 2010 in Seattle, Washington until Rémy Cointreau acquired it in 2017.
Is Westland still owned by Rémy Cointreau?
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Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Westland 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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