Phillips Distilling Company

What Phillips Distilling Company does

Phillips Distilling Company (legal entity United States Distilled Products Company) is a family-owned American spirits producer founded in 1912 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It operates as the largest spirits maker in Minnesota, employing more than 200 Minnesotans at its Princeton, MN production facility, with additional corporate offices in St. Paul and a Canadian production footprint in Montreal. The company's technology stack is anchored in physical spirits distillation and packaging at Princeton, augmented by contract bottling capacity and a recently added Montreal production line for Sour Puss via partnership with Station 22 Distillery.

The company operates a portfolio of 15+ wholly owned brands spanning vodka, gin, whiskey (Canadian, Irish, bourbon, single malt Scotch), rum, tequila, liqueurs, schnapps, and ready-to-drink beverages. Flagship and award-winning brands include Prairie Organic Spirits (the #1 USDA Certified Organic spirits brand), UV Vodka, Revel Stoke Whisky, Kamora, Sour Puss, Leroux, Tomatin, Trader Vic's, Hell-Cat Maggie, Douglas & Todd, Phillips, and SixSip. The most recent product extension, SixSip Hard Refreshers, launched in June 2025 and represents entry into the ready-to-drink category.

Phillips Distilling generates revenue through three streams: branded spirits sales across retail, on-premise, and e-commerce (Instacart) channels; contract bottling services offered to third-party brands; and private-label brand development, which provides end-to-end R&D, design, production, and manufacturing support to business partners. Its go-to-market combines a direct-to-consumer motion (store-locator, Instacart, bar/restaurant finder) with a sales-led B2B motion for contract manufacturing and private-label collaborations. Geographic markets served include the U.S. Midwest and Canada, with stated global brand reach through distribution partnerships.

Name

Phillips Distilling Company

Legal name

United States Distilled Products Company

Website

https://phillipsdistilling.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1912

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Phillips Distilling Company is a family-owned Minneapolis-based spirits producer (founded 1912) operating 15+ brands across vodka, whiskey, rum, tequila, and liqueurs, plus contract bottling and private-label manufacturing services for U.S. and Canadian markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Distilled Spirits

NAICS

Distilleries (312140), Distilleries (31214), Beverage Manufacturing (3121)

SIC

Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Spirits Distilling & Brands (CRADAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Distilled Spirits Production & Distilling (AFAFAAAC), Alcoholic Beverage Blending, Bottling & Private Label (Non-Distilling) (AFAFAAAH)

Keywords

• Distilled spirits manufacturing
• Spirits brand portfolio
• Contract bottling services
• Private label spirits
• Vodka whiskey liqueur

Headquarters

HQ city

Minneapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Spirits Sales: Phillips Distilling Company generates revenue through the sale of its portfolio of branded spirits products including vodka, gin, whiskey, rum, tequila, liqueurs, and ready-to-drink beverages across multiple brands such as Prairie Organic Spirits, UV Vodka, Revel Stoke, Kamora, Sour Puss, Leroux, Tomatin, Trader Vic's, Phillips, Douglas & Todd, Hell-Cat Maggie, and SixSip.
2. Contract Manufacturing: Provides contracted bottling services to customers looking to produce or outsource product manufacturing, positioning themselves as a full service provider with variety of capabilities.
3. Private Label Brand Development: Collaborates with customers throughout the product life cycle to successfully launch new private label brands to marketplace, leveraging their industry expertise from research through production.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Phillips Distilling Company manufactures and sells a portfolio of distilled spirits across vodka, gin, whiskey, rum, tequila, liqueurs, schnapps, brandy, Scotch, Irish whiskey, bourbon, and ready-to-drink categories under 15+ owned brands. The company also provides B2B contract bottling and private label brand development services spanning research, design, production, and packaging.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Prairie Organic Spirits: USDA Certified Organic spirits brand featuring vodka, gin, and flavored varieties made with organic, non-GMO corn sourced from Midwestern farms.
• UV Vodka
• Revel Stoke Whisky
• Kamora
• Trader Vic's
• Leroux
• Tomatin
• Sour Puss
• SixSip
• Hell-Cat Maggie
• Douglas & Todd
• Phillips

Products and services

• Prairie Organic Spirits USDA Certified Organic vodka, gin, flavored vodka, and RTS cocktails made with organic, non-GMO corn sourced from Midwestern farms; positioned as the #1 USDA Certified Organic spirits brand.
• UV Vodka Colorful, naturally flavored American vodka distilled 4 times, including flavored vodkas and ready-to-serve UV Cocktails, with an innovative sunlight-activated bottle design.
• Revel Stoke Whisky Canadian whisky and flavored whisky brand positioned as an approachable alternative to traditional whisky connoisseurship.
• Kamora Coffee liqueur featuring rich, dark-roast Mexican coffee flavors; acquired from Beam Suntory in 2021.
• Trader Vic's Rum, cordials, and tiki-inspired ready-to-serve cocktails continuing the legacy of Vic Bergeron, who invented the original Mai Tai in 1934.
• Leroux Flavored brandies, liqueurs, and schnapps originally from Belgium with over 100 years of brand history; acquired from Beam Suntory in 2021.
• Tomatin Single Malt Scotch Single malt Scotch whisky from the Scottish Highlands, produced at Tomatin Distillery since 1897.
• Sour Puss Fruit-flavored liqueur with a sweet and sour taste profile, one of Canada's best-selling liqueur brands.
• SixSip Hard Refreshers Ready-to-drink hard refreshers targeting adventurous, social individuals seeking bold flavors; launched in June 2025 as the company's entry into the ready-to-drink category.
• Hell-Cat Maggie Irish whiskey named after a member of the Dead Rabbits gang from 1840s Manhattan.
• Douglas & Todd Bourbon Small-batch, handcrafted straight bourbon from Minnesota, aged a minimum of four years in handmade oak barrels.
• Phillips Spirits Flagship brand of ultra-smooth liqueurs, schnapps, and spirits born in Minnesota in 1912, positioned for cocktail mixing.
• Contract Bottling Services B2B contract bottling and packaging service for customers seeking to produce or outsource spirits manufacturing, leveraging Phillips Distilling's production scale and reliability.
• Private Label Brand Development End-to-end private label brand development service for business customers, spanning research, development, design, production, and manufacturing to launch new spirits brands.

Quantifiable outcome

• Prairie Organic Vodka named #1 Best Vodka in America by Newsweek's 2026 Readers' Choice Awards
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Station 22 DistillerycoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 12 November 2025Phillips Distilling Company partnered with Station 22 Distillery in Montréal, Canada to move Sour Puss liqueur production from Minnesota to Canada. The transition aims to improve logistics and serve the Canadian market more effectively, responding to U.S.-Canada trade disputes. Sour Puss returned to Canadian shelves in December 2025.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Campari Group: Global spirits group (Wild Turkey, Skyy Vodka, Aperol, Grand Marnier). Comparable multi-category branded spirits portfolio with significant US presence.
• Beam Suntory: One of the world's largest premium spirits companies (Jim Beam, Maker's Mark, Knob Creek, previously owned Leroux and Kamora sold to Phillips). Broad incumbent competing across many of Phillips' categories.
• E. & J. Gallo Winery: Largest family-owned wine producer in the world with a growing spirits portfolio (New Amsterdam, High Noon). Comparable as a private family-owned multi-beverage-alcohol producer with significant US distribution.
• Brown-Forman: Major US-listed spirits company (Jack Daniel's, Woodford Reserve). Operates broadly across categories where Phillips competes, including whiskey, vodka, and tequila adjacencies.
• Mast-Jägermeister US: Major global spirits company with significant US distribution (Jägermeister, Teremana). Comparable as a category-leading spirits brand competing for on-premise and off-premise share with Phillips' portfolio.
• Pernod Ricard USA: Global spirits giant (Jameson, Absolut, Malibu) with extensive US distribution. Competes with Phillips across vodka, whisky, and liqueur categories and serves as a benchmark for scale.

Direct peers

• William Grant & Sons: Private, family-controlled spirits company (Glenfiddich, Hendrick's, Tullamore D.E.W.). Closely comparable to Phillips' family-owned, multi-category, premium-leaning portfolio strategy.
• MGP Ingredients (Luxco): US producer of distilled spirits and specialty ingredients with a major private-label and contract bottling business (formerly Luxco). Direct overlap with Phillips' contract bottling and private-label services and multi-brand spirits portfolio.
• Sazerac Company: Large privately held spirits company with a broad brand portfolio (Buffalo Trace, Fireball, Southern Comfort). Comparable to Phillips as a private, multi-brand acquirer in the US spirits market.
• Heaven Hill Distilleries: America's largest family-owned spirits producer and the largest holder of aging bourbon. Closely comparable to Phillips as a private, family-controlled, multi-category US spirits manufacturer with deep contract bottling capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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