Castle Brands facts for kids

Castle Brands is a company that makes and sells popular drinks around the world. They focus on special kinds of drinks like rum, whiskey, liqueurs, and vodka. You can find their products in many countries, including the United States, Canada, Europe, Latin America, and Asia.

About Castle Brands

Castle Brands Inc. was started in 1998 by a person named Mark Andrews. The company has grown by adding many different kinds of drinks to its collection. Some of their well-known products include Jefferson's Presidential Collection whiskies.

Their drinks are sold in all 50 states in the United States. They also sell their products in 13 main international markets. These include places like Ireland, Great Britain, Germany, Canada, and China. They also sell their drinks in many other countries across Europe, Asia, and Latin America.

How Castle Brands Started and Grew

The company began in 1998. It was first called Great Spirits LLC. Mark Andrews started it by bringing in his family's Knappogue Castle Irish Whiskey. Later, in 2003, Castle Brands Inc. was officially created. Great Spirits LLC then joined with Castle Brands.

Between 2003 and 2006, Castle Brands made several important deals. They bought other companies like Roaring Water Bay Spirits and McLain & Kyne. They also partnered with Gosling-Castle Partners. These deals helped them add more drinks to their collection. Some of these new drinks included Jefferson’s Bourbon, Boru Vodka, and Gosling’s rums.

In April 2006, Castle Brands took a big step. They offered shares of their company to the public for the first time. This is called an "Initial Public Offering" or IPO. They raised about $29.3 million. This money helped them buy more products and increase their sales efforts. Later, more money from private investors helped them add even more product lines.

Since 2014, the company has focused on making its current brands even more popular. They worked on their rum, whiskey/bourbon, liqueurs, and vodka drinks.

In October 2019, a large French company called Pernod Ricard bought Castle Brands. Pernod Ricard is one of the biggest producers of wines and spirits in the world.

Castle Brands' Drinks

Castle Brands has many different types of drinks in its collection. Here are some of them:

• Gosling’s Rum and Stormy Ginger Beer
• Jefferson’s Bourbons and Rye
• Pallini Liqueurs
• Knappogue Castle Single Malt Irish Whiskies
• Clontarf 1014 Irish Whiskey
• Brady's Irish Cream
• Celtic Honey Liqueur
• Gozio Amaretto
• Boru Vodka
• Castello Mio Sambuca
• Tierras Tequila

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  Timeline of Castle Brands' history since its founding in 1998, including IPO and multiple brand acquisitions.