Rémy Cointreau


Rémy Cointreau is a French, family-owned business group specialized in the production and distribution of alcoholic beverages. The group's products include cognac, triple sec, the Greek spirit Metaxa, rum, brandy, gin and whisky. The group, whose origins date back to 1724, was formed in 1990 after the merger of Rémy Martin and Cointreau. Rémy Cointreau also owns the fragrance company Maison Psyché.

History

The cognac company Rémy Martin was created in 1724. It started international exports the following century and created the high-end cognac brand Louis XIII in 1874. Rémy Martin was bought in 1924 by André Renaud and launched the cognac brand VSOP Fine Champagne in 1927. In 1965, André Hériard Dubreuil took over the direction of the company. He switched the group's focus on luxury brands, modernized its marketing, and developed its own international distribution network. During the 1980s, the group acquired Charles Heidsieck, Piper-Heidsieck, Mount Gay Rum, and created the brand Passoã. A joint-venture was launched in China to create the Dynasty Fine Wines Group, and another one in California to create Rémy Martin Schramsberg, the first Californian distillery since the Prohibition.
The Rémy Cointreau Group is a result of a 1990 merger between E. Rémy Martin & Cie SA and Cointreau & Cie SA, respectively. During the 1990s, the group divested a few brands including the champagne Krug. Rémy Cointreau created the international distribution network Maxxium in 1999 with Highland and Jim Beam Brands and acquired the Bols group in 2000. The group left Maxxium in 2009 to create its own international distribution network. In 2011, it sold the champagnes Piper-Heidsieck and Charles Heidsieck to French luxury goods group EPI for 422 million euros.
Rémy Cointreau acquired the Bruichladdich Distillery Company in 2012, The Westland Distillery and the Domaine des Hautes Glaces in 2017, and the cognac J.R. Brillet and the champagne Telmont in 2020, and divested Passoã the same year. In 2022, Rémy Cointreau created the fragrance company Maison Psyché, which uses spirits' aging methods to create high-end perfumes.

Description

Rémy Cointreau is a French business group specialized in the production and distribution of alcoholic beverages. The group is based in Cognac, France. Its main shareholder is the Hériard Dubreuil family. It is indexed in the Euronext Paris as a CAC Next 20 component.
Rémy Cointreau owns the following brands:
BrandYearType
Rémy MartinLaunched in 1724Cognac
Louis XIIILaunched in 1874Cognac
St-RémyLaunched in 1886Brandy
Mount Gay RumCreated in 1703
Acquired in 1989
Rum
CointreauCreated in 1849
Merged in 1990
Triple sec
MetaxaCreated in 1888
Acquired in 2000
Muscat de Samos
BruichladdichCreated in 1881
Relaunched in 2001
Acquired in 2012
Scotch Whisky
Port CharlotteCreated in 1829
Relaunched in 2001
Acquired in 2012
Scotch Whisky
The BotanistAcquired in 2012Gin
WestlandAcquired in 2017American Whiskey
Domaine des Hautes GlacesAcquired in 2017French Whisky
J.R. Brillet Acquired in 2020Liquor
TelmontAcquired in 2020Champagne

Rémy Cointreau also owns the high fragrance company Maison Psyché.