Corby Spirit and Wine

Corby Spirit and Wine Limited

Type	Public
Traded as	TSX: CSW.A (voting) TSX: CSW.B (non-voting)
Industry	Beverages - Wineries & Distillers
Headquarters	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Number of employees	209
Website	www.corby.ca

Corby Spirit and Wine Limited is an alcohol manufacturing and distribution company in Canada.

It was founded in 1859 in Corbyville, Ontario. As of 2008, the company is 46% owned by Pernod Ricard SA. The company distills several Canadian specialities, as well as marketing Pernod Ricard's products in Canada.

History

• 1905, sold to Mortimer Davis as H. Corby Distillery Company Limited
• 1918, sold to Canadian Industrial Alcohol Company Limited, merged with JP Wiser’s Distillery Limited of Prescott, Ontario, J.M. Douglas and Company Limited, and Robert Macnish and Co. Limited of Scotland.
• 1935 Hiram Walker – Gooderham & Worts Ltd acquires 51% share
• 1952, company wins right to produce United Rum Merchants of London's Lamb's Rum in Canada
• 1954, company buys stake in Tia Maria
• 1969, named changed to "Corby Distilleries Limited – Les Distilleries Corby Limitée"
• 1978, purchases Meagher’s Distillery Limited of Montreal and its subsidiary, The William Mara Company of Toronto.
• 1985, Corby's parent company is purchased by Allied Lyons PLC
• 1988, Corby divests itself of Robert MacNish Scotch Company, purchases McGuinness Distilling Co. Ltd from Heublein, and the spirits division of Nabisco brands.
• 1989, distillery in Corbyville, Ontario closes
• 1991, Corby buys Upper Canada Brewing Company Limited, resold in 1995

• 2005 Corby's parent company purchased by Pernod Ricard of France
• 2006 Corby sells stake in Tia Maria to Pernod Ricard and purchases international rights to Lamb's Rum
• 2013 Corby changes its name to Corby Spirit and Wine Limited.

Canadian brands

• Wiser's whisky
• Polar Ice Vodka
• Lamb's Rum
• McGuinness Liqueur Family
• Pike Creek Canadian Whisky
• Lot 40 Canadian Whisky

External links

• Official website (age-restricted access)