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Distilleries and liquor manufacturers in Colombia

50 producers listed, including 5 bulk or neutral spirit.

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Colombia at a glance

Population
53.4 million (2025)
GDP
US$457.4 billion (2025)
GDP per person
US$8,561.6 (2025)
Capital
Bogota
Currency
Colombian peso (COP)
Languages
Spanish (other languages official in their territories)
Climate
Tropical, varying by altitude: about 82.5% of the country is below 1,000 m and classed as warm; zones range from rainforest and savanna to desert and mountain climates.
Alcohol status
legal
Legal drinking age
18 (purchase age; selling to minors prohibited)
Alcohol per adult
4.8 litres of pure alcohol a year (2022, WHO)
Spirits imports
US$161.6 million (2024); mainly from United Kingdom, Mexico, Italy
Spirits exports
US$35.5 million (2024); mainly to Spain, United States, Ecuador
Import duty on spirits
Standard (MFN) rate 2023: whisky 15.0%; vodka 15.0%; rum 15.0%; gin 15.0%
Popular brands
Aguila / Poker / Club Colombia (Bavaria (AB InBev))
Major producers
Bavaria
State monopoly
Departmental (regional government) revenue monopoly over aguardiente production and sale, run by departmental distillers such as Fabrica de Licores de Antioquia and Empresa de Licores de Cundinamarca. Law 1816 of 2016 required 10-year permits to sell a brand in another department; in early 2025 the Constitutional Court struck down the departmental market monopoly and the permit barrier (taxes still belong to departments).
The market
Aguardiente is the most popular spirit in the Andean regions, while rum is preferred on the Caribbean coast. Beer is led by Bavaria (AB InBev). Per capita consumption of spirits was about 0.65 litres pure alcohol in 2022 (WHO recorded).
Importing
Not verified in detail. Liquor consumption taxes belong to the departments, not the national government, and in early 2025 the Constitutional Court struck down the departmental monopoly on aguardiente, so departments can no longer block other regions' brands (Portafolio). Importers deal with DIAN for customs and INVIMA for product registration; tariff and consumption-tax rates were not confirmed.
Advertising
WHO country profile (2018 edition, data c.2016): legally binding national rules - advertising: yes; product placement: no; sponsorship: no; sales promotion: no; health-warning requirement - on adverts: yes; on containers: yes. Status may have changed since; check current national advertising code.
Sale restrictions
WHO country profile (2018 edition, data c.2016): national limits on sale - on-premise: hours/days no, places/density no; off-premise: hours/days no, places/density no; restrictions - specific events: no; intoxicated persons: no; petrol stations: no; minimum age for spirits - on-premise 18, off-premise 18. Online sales not covered by the profile; check current local licensing rules.

Regulators: DIAN (customs and national taxes), INVIMA (health registration of food and drinks), Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio (SIC) - competition and inter-department brand access

Trade bodies and fairs: Expolicores (Bogota, Cali, Eje Cafetero), ANDI - Asociación Nacional de Empresarios de Colombia, Vinexpo Americas

Compiled by Distillers Hub in October 2026 from the World Bank, WHO, UN Comtrade, the WITS tariff database and the sources below. Figures change: check with the regulator or a customs broker before you act.

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About Colombia

Colombia is located in northwestern South America, bordered by both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Spanish is the nation's official and primary language. The economy is traditionally recognized for its production of agricultural commodities like coffee and cut flowers, alongside petroleum, emerald mining, and manufacturing.

The spirits market

Alcohol is legal for adults aged 18, with local producers making aguardiente, rum, gin, whisky, and neutral spirits. Importers require DIAN customs registration, an INVIMA sanitary registration, and departmental introduction permits to distribute through private retailers and hospitality venues. Imports face a 15% MFN tariff—reduced to 0% under major FTAs—plus 5% VAT and departmental consumption taxes. Accelerated InvimÁgil sanitary processing and the elimination of departmental trade barriers offer clear opportunities for foreign whisky, rum, gin, and agave spirits.

Licences, import duty and labelling rules in Colombia

Spirits importers and distributors in Colombia

Duty-free and travel-retail shops in Colombia

Who makes liquor in Colombia? This list covers 50 liquor manufacturers and distilleries — Industria Licorera de Caldas (ILC), Empresa de Licores de Cundinamarca (ELC), Destilería Colombiana S.A.S. / Dictador Colombia S.A.S., Fábrica de Licores y Alcoholes de Antioquia (FLA) and more: whisky, rum, gin, vodka, brandy, neutral spirit (ENA) and local spirits producers, with their towns, products and websites. See also how to import or export liquor to Colombia and the licences needed to make it there.

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