lqr-20251231

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ____________ to ____________

Commission file number: 001-41778

LQR House Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		86-1604197
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

6538 Collins Ave. Suite 344			5306 Six Forks Rd Ste 107 PMB1290
Miami Beach,	Florida	33141	Raleigh,	NC	27609
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)	(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Tel: (786) 389-9771

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share		YHC		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and emerging growth company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☒	Smaller reporting company	☒
		Emerging growth company	☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if this registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☐

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 30, 2025, the last business day of its most recently completed second fiscal quarter, was $4,475,628 based on the closing price of the registrant’s common stock as reported by The Nasdaq Capital Market on that date.

As of April 15, 2026, the Company had 21,371,656 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value, issued and 21,366,209 shares outstanding.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I
Item 1.	Business	1
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	16
Item 1B.	Unresolved Staff Comments	36
Item 1C.	Cybersecurity	36
Item 2.	Properties	37
Item 3.	Legal Proceedings	37
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	37
PART II
Item 5.	Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities	38
Item 6.	Reserved	41
Item 7.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	41
Item 7A.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	46
Item 8.	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data	46
Item 9.	Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure	47
Item 9A.	Controls and Procedures	47
Item 9B.	Other Information	48
Item 9C.	Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions That Prevent Inspections	48
PART III
Item 10.	Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance	49
Item 11.	Executive Compensation	55
Item 12.	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters	60
Item 13.	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence	61
Item 14.	Principal Accountant Fees and Services	63
PART IV
Item 15.	Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules	64
Item 16.	Form 10-K Summary	64

IMPLICATIONS OF BEING AN EMERGING GROWTH COMPANY

As a company with less than $1.235 billion in revenue during our most recently completed fiscal year, we qualify as an “emerging growth company” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Securities Act,”) as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”). As an emerging growth company, we may take advantage of specified reduced disclosure and other exemptions from requirements that are otherwise applicable to public companies that are not emerging growth companies. These provisions include:

	●	Reduced disclosure about our executive compensation arrangements;

	●	Exemptions from non-binding shareholder advisory votes on executive compensation or golden parachute; and

	●	Exemption from auditor attestation requirement in the assessment of our internal control over financial reporting.

We will remain an emerging growth company until the earliest of (i) the last day of the year in which we have total annual gross revenue of $1.235 billion or more; (ii) the last day of the year following the fifth anniversary of the first sale of the common equity securities pursuant to an effective registration under the Securities Act; (iii) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in nonconvertible debt during the previous three years; or (iv) the date on which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

In addition, the JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of an extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards. This provision allows an emerging growth company to delay the adoption of some accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have elected to use this extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public and private companies until the earlier of the date we (i) are no longer an emerging growth company or (ii) affirmatively and irrevocably opt out of the extended transition period provided in the JOBS Act.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends impacting the financial condition of our business. Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results and will not necessarily be accurate indications of the times at, or by, which such performance or results will be achieved. Forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time those statements are made and/or management’s good faith belief as of that time with respect to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in or suggested by the forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “intend,” “seek,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “project,” “predict,” “potential,” “might,” “forecast,” “continue,” or the negative of those terms, and similar expressions and comparable terminology intended to reference future periods. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:

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our ability to introduce new products and services;

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our ability to obtain additional funding to develop additional products, services and offerings;

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compliance with obligations under intellectual property licenses with third parties;

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market acceptance of our new offerings;

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competition from existing online offerings or new offerings that may emerge;

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our ability to establish or maintain collaborations, licensing or other arrangements;

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our ability and third parties’ abilities to protect intellectual property rights;

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our ability to adequately support future growth;

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our goals and strategies;

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our future business development, financial condition and results of operations;

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expected changes in our revenue, costs or expenditures;

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growth of and competition trends in our industry;

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the accuracy and completeness of the data underlying our or third-party sources’ industry and market analyses and projections;

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our expectations regarding demand for, and market acceptance of, our products and services;

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our expectations regarding our relationships with investors, institutional funding partners and other parties with whom we collaborate;

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fluctuations in general economic and business conditions in the markets in which we operate; and

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relevant government policies and regulations relating to our industry.

Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ significantly from those anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended or planned.

Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Accordingly, the forward-looking statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K should not be regarded as representations that the results or conditions described in such statements will occur or that our objectives and plans will be achieved, and we do not assume any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any of these forward-looking statements.

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PART I

References in this Annual Report on Form 10-K to “we,” “us,” “LQR House,” “LQR,” “Company,” or “our company” are to LQR House Inc., a Delaware corporation, References to “management” or our “management team” are to our officers and directors.

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

Overview

Our company, LQR House Inc., a Delaware corporation (“LQR”, “LQR House”, or the “Company”), intends to become a prominent force in the wine and spirits e-commerce, sector epitomized by its flagship alcohol marketplace, CWSpirits.com (“CWS Platform”). This platform delivers a diverse range of spirits, wines, and champagnes from esteemed retail partners like Country Wine & Spirits. Beyond its role in the e-commerce sector, LQR is a marketing agency with a specialized focus on the alcohol industry. We also intend to integrate the supply, sales, and marketing facets of the alcoholic beverage space into one easy to use platform and become the one-stop-shop for everything related to alcohol. To date, our core business includes e-commerce sales in the United States through CWSpirits.com, growing our in-house tequila brand SWOL Tequila, and developing marketing strategies for external brands. These strategies include banner ads on our site, targeted email campaigns, and influencer marketing, all designed to drive product awareness and sales.

Our Organization

Our company was incorporated in the State of Delaware on January 11, 2021, under the name LQR House Inc. On February 3, 2023, we changed our state of incorporation to the State of Nevada by merging into LQR House Inc., a Nevada corporation. On March 2, 2026, we reincorporated in the State of Delaware through a statutory conversion. The Company conducts its operations through three wholly-owned subsidiaries: LQR House Acquisition Corp., which owns and operates the CWS Platform; SWOL Holdings Inc., which develops and markets SWOL Tequila; and YHC Online Limited, a Hong Kong incorporated entity through which the Company entered into joint venture agreements in December 2025, as further described under Recent Developments below.

In May 2024, we acquired a minority stake of common shares of Cannon Estate Winery Ltd. (“Cannon”), a British Columbia corporation, an owner of Cannon Estate Winery. Pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement between the Company and Cannon, Cannon transferred and delivered to the Company 113,085 of the Common Shares of Cannon held of record and beneficially by Cannon and in exchange the Company issued and delivered to Cannon 750,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (“common stock”). Cannon Estate Winery located at 30523 Burgess Ave. in the Mount Lehman area of Abbotsford, British Columbia. The estate boasts 20 acres under vine, with 16 varietals planted across 23 plots, including Chardonnay, Muscat, Petite Milo, Pinot Noir, and Gamay Noir. According to its management, Cannon Estate Winery has become a local gem, recently expanding to include a lounge for hosting both locals, and wine enthusiasts from across the globe. While LQR House and Cannon Estate Winery operate in different areas of the alcohol industry, the Company believes that the synergy between them promises mutual benefits that will propel both entities to new heights. LQR House works on leveraging its expertise to enhance Cannon’s online presence, extending its reach across borders to the USA and captivating the attention of U.S. alcohol enthusiasts. Cannon Estate Winery, with its established relationships with distributors and retail outlets nationwide, aims to expand LQR House’s brands and marketing clients throughout Canada.

In June 2024, we acquired a minority stake of common shares of DRNK Beverage Corp. (“DRNK”), a Br

SEC Form 10-K filed by LQR House Inc.