The Rémy Cointreau Group, whose charentaise origins date back to 1724, is the result of the merger in 1990 of the holding companies of the Hériard Dubreuil and Cointreau families, which controlled E. Rémy Martin & C° SA and Cointreau & Cie SA respectively. It is also the result of successive alliances between companies operating in the same Wines and Spirits business segment.
| 1703 | Creation of Mount Gay Rum in Barbados |
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| 1724 | Establishment of The House of Rémy Martin Cognac |
| 1849 | Creation of Cointreau & Cie by the Cointreau brothers |
| 1881 | Creation of the Bruichladdich Distillery in Islay |
| 1888 | Creation of the Metaxa brand |
| 1924 | Acquisition by André Renaud of E. Rémy Martin & C° SA |
| 1965 | André Hériard Dubreuil takes over from his-father-in-law, André Renaud |
| 1966 | Creation of Rémy Martin’s international distribution network |
| 1980 | Creation by Rémy Martin of the French-Chinese joint venture Dynasty Winery in partnership with the city of Tianjin (China) |
| 1985 | Acquisition by the Rémy Martin Group of Charles Heidsieck Champagne |
| 1986 | Creation of the Passoã brand |
| 1988 | Acquisition by the Rémy Martin Group of Piper-Heidsieck Champagne |
| 1989 | Acquisition by the Rémy Martin Group of Mount Gay Rum |
| 1990 | Transfer by Pavis SA of Rémy Martin shares to Cointreau & Cie SA |
| 1991 | Adoption by the Group of the corporate name of Rémy Cointreau |
| 1998 | Dominique Hériard Dubreuil becomes chairman of the Remy Cointreau Group |
| 1999 | Establishment of the Maxxium distribution joint-venture with three partners, the Rémy Cointreau Group, the Edrington Group and Jim Beam Brands Worldwide (Fortune Brands) |
| 2000 | Acquisition of Bols Royal Distilleries including, in particular, the Bols and Metaxa brands |
| 2001 | Vin & Sprit joins the Maxxium network as its fourth partner |
| 2005 |
Initial public offering of Dynasty Fine Wines Group on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Disposal of Bols’ Polish operations to CEDC |
| 2006 |
Disposal of the Dutch and Italian Liqueurs & Spirits operations Decision by Rémy Cointreau to resume full control over its distribution by March 2009 |
| 2008 | Creation of a proprietary distribution network |
| 2009 |
30 March: Rémy Cointreau exits the Maxxium distribution joint venture 1 April: Rémy Cointreau controls 80% of its distribution |
| 2011 | 8 July: Rémy Cointreau sells its Champagne division to EPI |
| 2012 |
3 September: acquisition of the Bruichladdich Distillery, which produces single malt whiskies on the isle of Islay in Scotland 20 November: François Hériard Dubreuil becomes Chairman of the Rémy Cointreau Group 18 December: acquisition of the cognac company Larsen |
| 2013 | 30 August: disposal of Larsen to the Finnish Altia group |
| 2015 | 27 October: disposal of Izarra to Spirited Brands |
| 2016 | 1 December: set-up of a joint-venture for the activities of Passoã |
| 2017 |
5 January: acquisition of The Domaine des Hautes Glaces distillery, which produces single malt whiskies in the French Alps 6 January: acquisition of the Westland distillery, which produces single malt whiskies in the state of Washington, US 1 October: Marc Hériard Dubreuil becomes Chairman of the Rémy Cointreau Group |
| 2019 | 1 April: Rémy Cointreau sells its distribution subsidiaries in the Czech Republic and Slovakia |
