Campari America is an American spirits maker. It was launched in 1992 by founder
Maurice Kanbar in
San Francisco
San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...
, which is also the headquarters for the company.
SKYY vodka
SKYY vodka is an American vodka spirit produced by the Campari America division of Campari Group of Milan, Italy, formerly SKYY Spirits LLC. SKYY Vodka is 40% ABV or 80 proof, except in Australia and New Zealand where it is 37.5% ABV / 75 Proo ...
was introduced as its first product. Its majority shareholder is the
Campari Group
Davide Campari-Milano N.V., trading as Campari Group, is an Italian company active since 1860 in the branded beverage industry. It produces spirits, wines, and non-alcoholic apéritifs. From its signature product, Campari, its portfolio has been ...
.
Skyy Spirits manages Campari’s portfolio in the US of such leading brands as SKYY Vodka, SKYY90, SKYY Infusions,
Campari
Campari () is an Italian alcoholic liqueur, considered an apéritif (20.5%, 21%, 24%, 25%, or 28.5% ABV, depending on the country where it is sold), obtained from the infusion of herbs and fruit (including chinotto and cascarilla) in alcohol a ...
, Cabo Wabo Tequila, Ouzo 12,
X-Rated Fusion and
Jean-Marc XO Vodka. Skyy Spirits is also the exclusive US distributor of
Cutty Sark Scotch Whisky,
Carolans Irish Cream,
Irish Mist Liqueur,
Midori Melon Liqueur, and ZEN Green Tea Liqueur .
Campari Group relations
In January 1999, SKYY Spirits joined with Nasser Ahmadvand for distribution of each other's products in Asia. SKYY Spirits is the sole importer of Campari into the US and the international distribution arm of Campari is the exclusive worldwide distributor (excluding
United States
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&
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and unincorporated ...
) of
SKYY vodka
SKYY vodka is an American vodka spirit produced by the Campari America division of Campari Group of Milan, Italy, formerly SKYY Spirits LLC. SKYY Vodka is 40% ABV or 80 proof, except in Australia and New Zealand where it is 37.5% ABV / 75 Proo ...
. On December 13, 2001 Campari struck a deal to make it the controlling
shareholder of SKYY Spirits with 58.9% stock ownership. On February 25, 2005, Campari acquired a further 30.1% share in SKYY Spirits, bringing the company's total share to 89%.
On January 11, 2012, Skyy Spirits announced it was changing its name to Campari America.
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See also
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Scotch whisky
References
External links
Campari America
Distilleries in California
Manufacturing companies based in San Francisco
Food and drink companies based in San Francisco
Cuisine of the Western United States
Campari Group
Drink companies based in California
1992 establishments in California
American companies established in 1992