Edrington: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Edrington is a trust-owned company headquartered in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom that owns 4 consumer brands.[1]
Edrington is a Scottish spirits company majority owned by The Robertson Trust, a charitable foundation established in 1961 by three sisters who inherited the business and gave it away. A substantial share of Edrington's profits therefore goes to Scottish charities rather than to private shareholders.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- The Edrington Group Limited
- Type
- trust-owned company
- Headquarters
- 🇬🇧 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1861
- Website
- www.edrington.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Edrington in numbers
- Edrington owns 4 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is beverages with 4 brands.[1]
- 1 of its brands originated outside United Kingdom.
Everything Edrington owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
Edrington in the global legal-entity registry
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) keeps an open register of legal entities. Each entity reports its own parents. We show it as a cross-check on the ownership recorded on this page, which is built from filings.
- Legal entity identifier (LEI)
- 213800PT67UUQ1K29J87
- Registered name
- THE EDRINGTON GROUP LIMITED (GB)
- Registration status
- Issued · record updated 6 January 2026
- Parent
- None named: it reports that no person or entity controls it.
- Retrieved
- · GLEIF record (JSON)
Frequently asked questions
What brands does Edrington own?
Edrington owns 4 consumer brands tracked here, including Brugal, The Macallan, Highland Park and The Famous Grouse.
Is Edrington a British company?
Yes. Edrington is headquartered in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom and was founded in 1861.
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] Edrington — our brands — The Edrington Group Limited, Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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