St. Nicolaus Group A.S. (Slovakia)

St. Nicolaus Group A.S. is a leading spirits group in Slovakia and Central Europe, acting as the holding and distribution platform for the St. Nicolaus brand family. The group is the largest producer of spirits and distillates in Slovakia and continues a long tradition of distilling originating in the Liptov region. Its production base is built around a modern distillery in Liptovsky Mikulas in Slovakia and a distillery for fruit spirits in Hungary, providing a comprehensive industrial platform for neutral spirits, flavored spirits and liqueurs. The portfolio includes well known Slovak brands such as Nicolaus Vodka, a leading vodka brand on the domestic market, the Jubilejna product line, herbal liqueur Demanovka, fruit distillates under the Prave Zbojnicke range and a broad assortment of other vodkas, rums, gins, bitters, syrups and ready to drink concepts. St. Nicolaus Group distributes its products in Slovakia through retail and horeca channels and exports to more than twenty markets in Europe, Africa, Asia and North America, supported by distribution companies in the Czech Republic, Hungary and South Eastern Europe and by cooperation with international brand partners. Key assets include strong local brands, extensive production know how, owned distilleries, a national retail and horeca sales force and an international distribution network. Strategically, St. Nicolaus Group positions itself as a flagship Central European spirits producer and distributor, focusing on quality, brand building, product innovation and further expansion of exports while maintaining market leadership in Slovakia.