One of the world’s largest spirit corporations is subtracting flipside trademark to its portfolio.
Brown-Forman spoken on Thursday that it will purchase Diplomático Rum for an undisclosed amount. The deal is projected to tropical within the next 90 days, equal to an Oct. 6 press release.
“Diplomático Rum will join our expanding portfolio, giving Brown‑Forman a market-leading entry into the fast-growing super-premium rum category. This weather-beaten rum trademark has distinctive packaging, strong trademark positioning, and a succulent tasting spirit,” Brown‑Forman Corporation president and CEO Lawson Whiting states in the printing release. “As part of this acquisition, we will welcome increasingly than 100 new employees to Brown‑Forman.”
Diplomático holds three series of rum, varying in age and production style: The Traditional Range, The Prestige Range, and The Distillery Collection. Expressions in the Prestige Range are weather-beaten for 12 years and finished in sherry casks, while the Distillery Collection features three carefully-crafted limited releases.
Current owner Destillers United Group S.L. will protract rum production at its original distillery in Venezuela. Brown-Forman will receive the company’s Panama location as part of the acquisition.
“We are proud to have pioneered and been instrumental in developing the super-premium rum category virtually the world. Diplomático Rum is ready to slide its growth with Brown‑Forman, one of the world’s most well-known spirits and wines companies,” a representative at Destillers United Group S.L. states in the printing release. “We share a similar familial culture and know the trademark will protract towers on our legacy. We squint forward to working together to bring Diplomático Rum to consumers virtually the world.”
Diplomático Rum distributes to over 100 countries, including its most prominent markets in France, Germany, and the United States. The Brown-Forman deal is currently stuff finalized and pensile the transition’s latter conditions.
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