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Otard

French cognac house

Otard, is a French cognac house founded in 1795 by Jean-Baptiste Antoine Otard. It was founded at the Château de Cognac, and is also sold under the name Château Royal de Cognac. Baron Otard Cognac was owned by the Otard family until it was bought by Bass Plc, the British brewers.2 It was founded by Jean-Baptiste Antoine O'Tard de La Grange.1 It is part of Bacardi.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Otard, is a French cognac house founded in 1795 by Jean-Baptiste Antoine Otard. It was founded at the Château de Cognac, and is also sold under the name Château Royal de Cognac. Baron Otard Cognac was owned by the Otard family until it was bought by Bass Plc, the British brewers. It was subsequently sold to the Italian company Martini & Rossi S.p.A. in 1991.2

Corporate structure

Otard is part of a group headed by Bacardi. 8 entities, 6 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Bacardi Pembroke, Bermuda
    • Otard Cognac
    • Martini & Rossi Subsidiary · Turin
    • BACARDI CAPITAL LTD. Subsidiary · Hamilton, Bermuda
    • BACARDI INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Subsidiary · Pembroke, Bermuda
    • BACARDI-MARTINI B.V. Subsidiary · Rotterdam, Netherlands
      • BACARDI - MARTINI NIGERIA LIMITED Subsidiary · Abuja, Nigeria
      • Tradall SA Subsidiary · Meyrin, Switzerland
    • Aultmore distillery Owned · Moray, United Kingdom

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.

The story

Founded by Jean-Baptiste Antoine O'Tard de La Grange in 1795.1

Leadership

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Timeline

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