Admiral Rodney Extra Old Rum which is produced by St. Lucia Distillers Group of Companies won the Gold Medal and Trophy at the 2012 International Wine & Spirits Competition which was held in the United Kingdom in May.

The rum which was considered by the judges to be well balanced and extremely complex competed with hundreds of other rums internationally and emerged as the gold medal and rum trophy winner in the Rum Category.

The International Wine & Spirits Competition, IWSC which was launched in 1969 by its founder the wine chemist Anton Massel was improved in 1978 with the implementation of Technical Controls to ensure that the highest quality standards were achieved and maintained year after year. The original aim of the IWSC was to award excellence to wines and spirits worldwide, and encourage consumer and trade recognition for quality products.

The 2012 International Wine and Spirits Competition IWSC received its highest ever number of entries and St. Lucia Distillers is proud to have received one of the highest honors in capturing the International Trophy and Gold Medal.