Private company
Amber Latvijas balzams
Company based in Riga, Latvia
Amber Latvijas Balzams (English: Latvian Balsam) is the largest alcoholic beverage producer in the Baltic states headquartered in Riga. As of 2006, it had a market share of about 50% in Latvia. The company has a long history as the beginning of it can be considered 1900 when Riga State Vodka Warehouse No.1 started operation as it later changed its name to Latvijas balzams in 1970 and eventually became a public joint stock company in 1997.2 It employed 608 people in 2022.1 Its revenue was €108 million in 2022.1 It is part of Amber Beverage Group.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industrydistilling, rectifying and blending of spirits, manufacture of beverages1
- HeadquartersRiga1
- Websitewww.balzams.lv/en
- Legal formakciju sabiedrība1
- LEI097900BGLZ00000566443
- StatusActive3
- LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
- Registered addressAleksandra Čaka iela 160, 1012 Rīga, Latvia3
- Registered withRegister of Enterprises of the Republic of Latvia, 400030318733
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Amber Latvijas Balzams (English: Latvian Balsam) is the largest alcoholic beverage producer in the Baltic states headquartered in Riga. As of 2006, it had a market share of about 50% in Latvia. The company has a long history as the beginning of it can be considered 1900 when Riga State Vodka Warehouse No.1 started operation as it later changed its name to Latvijas balzams in 1970 and eventually became a public joint stock company in 1997. Its flagship product is Riga Black Balsam which is a traditional Latvian herbal liqueur.2
Corporate structure
Amber Latvijas balzams is part of a group headed by Amber Beverage Group. 3 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Amber Beverage Group Rīga, Latvia
- Amber Latvijas balzams 89.99% · Rīga, Latvia
- Amber Distribution Latvia Subsidiary · Dreiliņi, Latvia
Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company
Owners
From Wikidata.1
Employees over time
Revenue over time
As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.
Revenue
- 2022108.1M EUR1
Net income
- 20226.3M EUR1
Timeline
- Oct 2, 1991Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.balzams.lv/en1
- WikipediaLatvijas Balzams
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ3133469
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
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- 2WikipediaAmber Latvijas balzams on Wikipedia
- 3
- 4Wikimedia CommonsAmber Latvijas balzams photo by M.Strīķis, CC BY-SA 3.0