Edrington acquires majority stake in rum company

The Edrington Group has acquired a majority shareholding stake in the Brugal Company.

Rum producers seeks snap-happy sailors

Rum producer Mount Gay has called on sailing enthusiasts to share their memorable photos in the 2007 Red Cap contest.

Halewood scrums down for Lamb's Navy deal

Halewood International has secured a sponsorship deal with rugby league's Super League for its brand Lamb's Navy.

Plans for UK generic rum campaign

A group of rum producers are planning to front a generic campaign in the UK - with every bottle bearing the stamp Authentic Caribbean Rum'.

Bacardi and Pernod step up rum war

By Ron Emler
The long-running row over who owns the Havana Club brand has reached a new intensity, with Pernod Ricard planning fresh legal action in the US against Bacardi.

Rum producer backs Flintoff testimonial

He is the hot favourite for this year's BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, and Andrew Freddie' Flintoff got his hands on another trophy - The Cockspur Cup - when the rum producer signed up as a partner for the all-rounder's testimonial year in 2006. The cup goes to the winner of the English Cricket Board's national knockout competition, and Cockspur is on course for a 500,000 investment in the English game. The brand is represented in the UK by Halewood International.

THE RUM CONUNDRUM

Distributors are seeking to give rum an edge in the spirits market through innovative promotions and a greater range of flavours, but are supermarkets ready to vary their options? James Aufenast reports on the campaign to reposition rum

IWSC SPEAKERS' FORUM AT THE LIWSF

PERNOD RICARD LAUNCHES TWO NEW RUMS

DIAGEO AND ALLIED CARVE UP RUMS

A RUM DEAL OVER CAPTAIN MORGAN AND MALIBU

Appleton Estate golden rum available from April

The Jamaican rum producer Appleton Estate will launch an eight-year-old golden rum product in April.