The world's largest privately held, family-owned spirits company — seven generations, and a headquarters rebuilt from exile.
Cross-verified against the LEI/Bloomberg legal-entity registry, Dun & Bradstreet, and GlobalData — all consistent. Note this is a genuinely different company type from our other company pages: Bacardí Limited is itself the top-level family-owned entity, not a subsidiary of a larger conglomerate. Last verified: 10 July 2026.
Founded 1862. The bat logo, the palm tree that died the year everything was confiscated, and a family rebuilt from exile.
The company's own portfolio also includes Grey Goose, Patrón, Bombay Sapphire, and Dewar's — all candidates for future research on this Codex.