RUM Co. of Fiji Wins Award in Germany

Media Release
17 September 2021

Paradise Beverages, producer of the award-winning RUM Co. of Fiji range, announces today that its RATU Dark Rum has been awarded a gold medal rating at the 2021 Meininger’s International Spirits Awards.

The Meininger’s International Spirits Awards is one of the most respected and influential spirits competitions in Germany and brings the total number of medals won by RUM Co. of Fiji brands, BATI and RATU, this year to 9 across various international competitions.

Heath Baker, Head of International Alcohol for RUM Co. of Fiji, said “Winning gold in this prestigious competition is the ultimate seal of approval in the European market and supports our passion and vision to make Fiji known as the new home of rum.”

Mike Spencer, General Manager, Paradise Beverages, echoed the pride in receiving this award as a fantastic acknowledgement of the hard work and passion from the team in Fiji. “We’re thrilled to see RUM Co. of Fiji recognized at these major spirits industry awards in the past year. It’s testament to our heritage, craftsmanship and passion for our rum blends from the team in Fiji. We’re excited to see new consumers and trade continue to discover us and stay loyal to our brand,” said Mike.

RUM Co. of Fiji’s Ratu Dark Rum is aged for five years in charred oak barrels. It is a complex rum displaying savoury, smoked oak aromas with an earthy, leathery character, which gives way to the rich sweetness of molasses and the warmth of liquorice.

About Rum Co. of Fiji
RUM Co. of Fiji is built on an ethos of authenticity, craftmanship and passion and draws its inspiration – and its identity – from Fijian heritage and culture. The rums are a story of balance and harmony, a coming together of the land’s unique elements and the hands that work with them; crafted in Lautoka, Fiji, by award-winning Master Distiller & Blender, Liam F. Costello together with Rum Co. of Fiji’s passionate and dedicated distillery team.

Since launching in 1980, RUM Co. of Fiji has won more than 130 international awards across several prestigious competitions, including the 2021 Bartender Spirits Awards in the USA, 2020 New York International Spirits Competition, 2020 Melbourne International Spirits Competition and 2019 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.

RUM Co. of Fiji is owned by Fiji’s leading beverages manufacturer, Paradise Beverages (Fiji) Limited, which is part of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners.

RUM Co. of Fiji is available in Fiji, Australia, New Zealand, the USA (California), Germany, Switzerland, and China.

For more information on RUM Co. of Fiji, visit www.rumcooffiji.com or follow @rumcooffiji on Facebook or Instagram.


ABOUT PARADISE BEVERAGES
Fiji’s leading local manufacturer and among the Pacific region’s largest local employers, Paradise Beverages aims to be recognised as the premier place to work, creating world-class beverages, and making a positive contribution to the business and the markets in which it operates. The organisation employs around staff across Fiji and Samoa across four sites, including the Vailima Brewery in Apia (Samoa), Fiji Brewery in Suva (Fiji) and RUM Co of Fiji Distillery (Lautoka, Fiji).

Its range includes local favourites Fiji Bitter, Fiji Gold (Fiji’s number one selling beer), Vonu Pure Lager, as well as a range of Ready to Drink (RTD) products including Bounty Rum and Cola, Tribe range and our newest, most successful RTD, Joskes Brew with Cola. Fiji’s much-loved Bounty Rum and the multi-award winning Ratu and Bati rum ranges, all from RUM Co of Fiji.

For further information on Paradise Beverages visit www.paradisebeverages.com.fj or contact Demayble Pasoni, Public Relations and Communications Specialist on demayble.pasoni@paradisebeverages.com.fj.

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