Suntory (Beam Suntory) distilleries

Suntory (Beam Suntory) owns 13 distilleries in our records. We price 28 bottles from the group that a UK retailer has in stock.

Ownership as recorded in August 2026 in our distillery records; owners change, so check a recent source before relying on it.

Bottles in stock

Distilleries

Stated capacity of the group: 16.05 million litres of pure alcohol a year, covering only the 6 of 13 operating distilleries whose capacity is recorded.

DistilleryStatusRegionCapacity (litres of pure alcohol a year)OwnerBottles
Alberta DistillersProducingPrairies, CanadaNot recordedAlberta Distillers Limited since 1987–
ArdmoreProducingHighland, Scotland4,500,000Suntory Global Spirits since 2014–
AuchentoshanProducingLowland, Scotland2,500,000Suntory Global Spirits since 19943 in stock
BowmoreProducingIslay, Scotland2,150,000Suntory Global Spirits since 19926 in stock
ChitaProducingChubu, JapanNot recordedSuntory and Zen-Noh (joint venture) since 19721 in stock
Cooley DistilleryProducingLeinster, Ireland2,600,000– since 2011–
DYCProducingSegovia, SpainNot recorded– since 1959–
Glen GariochProducingHighland, Scotland1,000,000Suntory Global Spirits since 1994–
HakushuProducingChubu, JapanNot recordedSuntory Spirits Ltd. since 19733 in stock
KilbegganProducingLeinster, IrelandNot recordedBeam Suntory since 17571 in stock
LaphroaigProducingIslay, Scotland3,300,000Suntory Global Spirits since 20057 in stock
Maker's MarkProducingKentucky, USANot recordedBeam Suntory since 19543 in stock
YamazakiProducingKansai, JapanNot recordedSuntory Spirits Ltd. since 19234 in stock

How the group came together

  1. 1994 Suntory takes full control of Morrison Bowmore (Bowmore, Auchentoshan, Glen Garioch).
  2. 2005 Fortune Brands acquires Allied Domecq spirits (incl. Laphroaig); later passes to Beam.
  3. 2011 Beam Inc spun off from Fortune Brands.
  4. 2014 Suntory buys Beam Inc to form Beam Suntory.

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