Helen White Amended UK version 6 26 April 2011 19 Spiced©: Liquid Sunshine – for good times, always – UK launch Distilled and blended by the world renowned Fernandes Distillers in Trinidad since 1890, 19 Spiced© is making a splash into the UK market with a brand new look but the same smooth and distinctive flavour – a taste of liquid sunshine – for good times, always. Caption for accompanying images: 19 Spiced© - a blend of the finest Golden Rum from Trinidad, aged to be mellow, spiced and enhanced with a subtle hint of vanilla. Although purely enjoyed over ice, 19 Spiced© is made to mix, as a basis for cocktails and great as a long drink, for instance with lemonade, cola, apple juice and ginger beer', combining great flavours with a taste of the Caribbean sunshine. With already more than 100 rums available at Manchester’s award winning famous Tiki bar Keko Moku, bar operator and winner of the UK’s ‘Best Good Time Bar’ Lyndon Higginson is already enthusiastic about serving 19 Spiced© in his bar: “I have a constant stream of brand owners asking me to taste and stock new rums and this one has got me excited! When these guys brought me 19 Spiced it blew me away – I love it! My bar is all about fun times, happy days and the mellow vanilla flavours are all about creating liquid sunshine – well done guys”. In recent blind tasting tests, 83% of participants preferred 19 Spiced to another leading brand of spiced rum and, according to Nielsen analyst Gavin Humphrey’s studies of consumer trends and tastes, now could hardly be a more exciting time for 19 Spiced© vanilla rum to launch when sales of golden rum are amongst the fastest growing in the spirits market, with value pouring ahead by almost 30% year on year. The rum category has seen a double digit sales rise over the past 12 months reflecting the UK’s ever increasing love affair with the tantalising tastes of both golden and spiced rums. Continues .. Image for demonstration purpose only