Jameson was born in 1780 by distiller John Jameson, who created his triple-distilled, smooth and perfectly balanced Irish whiskey. In the early 19th century, Jameson became the second largest whiskey producer in Ireland, but two events struck the distillery in the early 20th century – the declaration of Prohibition in the US and Irish independence, which restricted exports to the British Empire. Jameson was one of four distilleries to survive this crisis and subsequently merged to form the Irish Distillers Group in 1966. Today, Jameson is the world’s best-selling and most highly regarded Irish whiskey.

Pernod Ricard Czech Republic was established in 2024 by separating from Jan Becher Karlovarská Becherovka, which had been part of the Pernod Ricard Group since 1997. The global Pernod Ricard Group currently ranks second among the world’s wine and spirits producers and sellers, offering 240 premium alcoholic beverage brands in more than 160 countries with a clear ambition to become the industry leader. In the Czech market we distribute more than 40 global premium alcohol brands. These include Ballantine’s, Jameson, Havana Club, Beefeater, Absolut, Chivas Regal, Martell, Olmeca, Malibu and other well-known quality spirits.