Glenmorangie and Ardbeg Parent Company Buys Woodinville Whisky Co.

  The trend of larger companies snapping up craft distilleries continues: Moët Hennessy , the parent company of Glenmorangie and Ardbeg scotch, has acquired Woodinville Whiskey Co. for an undisclosed sum. The deal sees the distillery, warehouses, and whiskey stocks go to Moët Hennessy, which also owns Hennessy cognac and the Dom Pérignon , Moët & Chandon , and Veuve Clicquot champagne brands. Woodinville currently has a straight bourbon and rye, both 5 years old, as well as a straight American whiskey and “microbarreled” 100% rye whiskey. Under the terms of the deal, co-founders Orlin Sorenson and Brett Carlile will continue...