- Business
- Allied Blenders & Distillers Ltd Allied Blenders and Distillers Ltd (ABDL.NS) manufactures, markets, and distributes Indian-Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) products including whisky (Officer’s Choice Whisky, Officer’s Choice Blue, Sterling Reserve Blend 7 Whisky, Sterling Reserve Blend 10 Whisky, ICONiQ White Whisky, ICONiQ Winter Whisky, X&O Barrel Whisky, Srishti Premium Whisky, Arthaus Collective Blended Malt Scotch Whisky), brandy (Kyron Premium Brandy, Officer’s Choice Brandy), rum (Jolly Roger Rum, Officer’s Choice Rum, Segredo Aldeia Rum), vodka (Class 21 Vodka), and gin (Zoya Special Batch Gin, Zoya Watermelon Gin, Zoya Espresso Coffee Gin); it also owns brands such as Mansion House brandy and Savoy Club whisky (excluding certain territories) and sells packaged drinking water. Headquartered in Mumbai, India, and founded in 1988, the company operates two owned distilleries with combined annual distillation capacity of approximately 71 million liters, 35 bottling units, and distributes products across 79,329 retail outlets in 30 Indian states and union territories while exporting to 27 international markets in the Middle East, North America, Africa, Asia, and Europe. Recent developments include the December 2024 acquisition of Minakshi Agro Industries Limited Liability Partnership as a wholly owned subsidiary to enhance operations and market presence; the January 2025 purchase of intellectual property rights for Fullarton Distilleries' brands (Pumori pink gin, Woodburns whisky, Segredo Aldeia rum) for ₹39.50 crore to bolster its premium portfolio; the formation of ABD Maestro in collaboration with Ranveer Singh for luxury and premium spirits manufacturing, distribution, licensing, and marketing with an 80% stake acquisition approved in September 2024; and the launch of ICONiQ Winter International Grain Whisky in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, alongside appointments like CRISIL for strengthened governance.