Who owns Mount Gay?
Mount Gay is owned by Rémy Cointreau (France, EPA: RCO).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Key facts
- Current owner
- Rémy Cointreau SA reported
- Owned since
- Not recorded
- Previous owner
- None recorded
- Owner HQ
- 🇫🇷 France, Cognac
- Origin
- 🇧🇧 Barbados · browse countries
- Founded
- 1703
- Category
- Beverages › Spirits › Rum
- Parent ticker
- EPA: RCO
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Mount Gay
Mount Gay has produced rum in Barbados since 1703 and holds documentation supporting a claim to be the oldest surviving rum brand in the world. Rémy Cointreau has controlled it since 1989 and it anchors the group's rum business. Barbados is where rum distillation is generally held to have originated in the seventeenth century.
Ownership timeline of Mount Gay
- 1703 – present Rémy Cointreau [1] reported
Where Mount Gay sits in Rémy Cointreau
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Mount Gay?
The parent company of Mount Gay is Rémy Cointreau, a publicly listed company headquartered in France.
Is Mount Gay Barbadian or French?
Mount Gay originated in Barbados in 1703, but it is owned today by Rémy Cointreau, which is headquartered in France. So Mount Gay is a Barbadian-origin brand under French ownership.
Is Mount Gay still owned by Rémy Cointreau?
Yes. As of 6 September 2026, Mount Gay is still owned by Rémy Cointreau. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Rémy Cointreau Universal Registration Document 2024/25 — Rémy Cointreau SA, Annual report, published 30 June 2025; retrieved 6 September 2026.
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