🥃 Stock
Brandy brand from Trieste, founded in 1884 by Lionello Stock and Carlo Camis; its best-known version is Stock 84; today it belongs to Stock Spirits Group.
Stock is a brandy brand from Trieste; its best-known version is Stock 84. The business was founded by Lionello Stock and Carlo Camis: on 26 December 1884 their steam distillery Camis & Stock started work. Today the brand belongs to Stock Spirits Group, which has been controlled by the investment firm CVC Capital Partners since November 2021.
History. Lionello Stock was born in 1866 in Split and started with 2,000 florins borrowed from his father. The idea came from phylloxera: French producers lacked wine, so Stock began distilling Dalmatian wines locally. The first flagship was 'Cognac Stock Medicinal', which sold widely in Austria-Hungary.
From cognac to brandy. In 1935 the '1884 Cognac Fine Champagne' appeared. After 1947, when the word 'cognac' was reserved for drinks from the French region of Cognac, the drink was renamed Brandy Stock 84 in 1955. From 1957 the brand appeared in the Italian television programme Carosello.
Owners. In 1995 the German company Eckes AG bought Stock Italia; in 2008 it became Stock Spirits Group, and in 2012 production moved from Trieste to the Czech Republic. Stock 84 remains one of the group's key brands, including in Poland.
Why it matters to you. Stock 84 is a brandy, not a cognac, although it once had that name. Under EU rules, brandy must have at least 36% ABV and be aged in oak for six months to a year, depending on cask size. Look for the place of bottling on the label. The WHO reminds us that there is no safe level of alcohol consumption.
Facts
| Year founded | 26.12.1884, Trieste (Lionello Stock and Carlo Camis); the name Brandy Stock 84 dates from 1955 |
|---|---|
| Legal basis | Reg. (EU) 2019/787, Annex I, category 5 — brandy |
| EU category | 5 — brandy (brandy / Weinbrand) |
| Raw material | wine (wine distillate) |
| Cask type | oak casks |
| Minimum maturation | under EU rules, at least 6 months in oak (casks up to 1,000 l) or at least 1 year |
| Alcohol (% vol.) | at least 36% ABV under EU rules for brandy |
How it connects to Spirits
🥃 Stock → kind of → 🍇 Grape brandies → kind of → 🥃 Spirits
Links
- Packed in
- 🍷 Oak barrel
- Made from
- 🌿 Grape
- What it contains
- 🍷 Ethanol
- What it affects
- 🍷 Alcohol and health, 🍷 Drunk driving
- Traditions
- 🧑🤝🧑 Italians
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape brandies, 🥃 Brandy
- Related to
- 🌍 Southern Europe
- Similar and different
- 🥃 Cognac, 🥃 Metaxa, 🥃 Asbach Uralt, 🥃 Hennessy, 🥃 Fernet
Frequently asked questions
Is it true that Stock 84 was once called a cognac?
Yes. In 1935 '1884 Cognac Fine Champagne' was released, and in 1955, when the word 'cognac' was tied to the Cognac region, the drink was renamed Brandy Stock 84.
What does the number 84 mean?
The year the distillery was founded: 1884.
Who founded Stock?
Lionello Stock with his partner Carlo Camis; production in Trieste began on 26 December 1884.
Who owns Stock?
Stock Spirits Group, controlled by CVC Capital Partners since November 2021.
Where is Stock 84 made now?
Production moved from Trieste to the Czech Republic in 2012; the group has plants in several countries, so check the label for the place of bottling.
What to read next
- 🍷 Alcohol and health — Alcohol in any drink is harmful in large amounts, and the risks grow with the quantity.
- 🍷 Ethanol — The alcohol formed during fermentation that makes you drunk.
- 🍷 Oak barrel — A wooden barrel of oak staves in which wine matures and breathes.
- 🌍 Southern Europe — The Mediterranean south of Europe — Spain, Italy, Greece, Portugal: sheep's and goat's milk cheeses and most of the world's olive oil.
- 🧑🤝🧑 Italians — The people of Italy; their cuisine rests on wine, olive oil and cheese, and in 2025 the country made 44.4 million hectolitres of wine, the most in the world.
Similar
🥃 Macieira · 🥃 Christian Brothers Brandy · 🥃 Metaxa · 🥃 Martell · 🥃 Courvoisier · 🥃 Rémy Martin
⚠️ Spirit drinks contain alcohol and are for adults only. Alcohol harms health. Do not drink during pregnancy or before driving; check the label for ingredients and possible allergens.
Sources
- Stock Spirits: Backgrounder — Lionello Stock and 140 years of Stock Spirits (26.12.1884 Camis & Stock, Trieste; Cognac Stock Medicinal; 1935 «1884 Cognac Fine Champagne»; 1955 Brandy Stock 84; Eckes 1995; production moved to Czech Republic 2012; CVC 2021)
- Stock Spirits: About us (founded 1884 in Trieste by Lionello Stock and Carlo Camis; CVC Capital Partners since November 2021; Stock 84 among key brands)
- Regulation (EU) 2019/787 on spirit drinks (OJ L 130, 17.5.2019), Annex I
- WHO/Europe: No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health (04.01.2023)