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Based in London, Blavod Wines & Spirits plc is the owner of Blavod Original Black Vodka, Blackwood's Vintage Gin, Blackwood's Limited Edition Vintage Gin, Blackwood's Vodka, RedLeg Spiced Rum, Diva Vodka and Jago's Vanilla Cream Liqueur. The Company markets and sells its brands in a number of international markets including the UK, USA, Germany, Spain, Australia and Russia.

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Final Results

"Strong growth in brand volumes and revenues across key markets"

Distil (AIM: DIS), owner of premium drinks brands including Blackwoods Gin and Vodka, RedLeg Spiced Rum, Blavod Black Vodka, Diva Vodka and Jago's Vanilla Cream Liqueur, announces its final results for the year ended 31 March 2016.

Operational review

· RedLeg Spiced Rum listed in 2 major UK supermarket chains
· Commenced shipments of Blavod Black Vodka to the USA, where we had been absent for several years
· International and domestic sales volumes growing strongly


Financial review

· Turnover, supported by increased marketing investment, increases to £1,169k from £666k
· Gross profit increased 68% from £406k to £681k
· Margins reduced from 61% to 58% for the same period, year-on-year
· Other administrative expenses reduced by 17%
· Operating loss reduced by 66% from £286k to £97k
· Cash reserves of £982k at 31 March 2016


Don Goulding, Executive Chairman of Distil, said:

"We are pleased to report strong growth year-on-year on the back of increased investment in our brands. The overall business has been transformed and simplified over the past three years and we are benefiting from focus on each of our brands. The recent TTB approval of RedLeg Spiced Rum will further enhance our presence in the important USA market and, with planned further marketing investment across all our brands, we look forward to building on the significant progress made to date."

RedLeg listed in major UK supermarket chain

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Trading Update

Distil plc ("the Group" or "Distil") (AIM: DIS), owner of premium drinks brands, is pleased to announce that another leading supermarket group has listed RedLeg Spiced Rum ("RedLeg") for its stores throughout the UK.

This follows the successful listings of RedLeg in April 2015 and October 2015 by two major UK grocery chains and further increases this brand's presence and availability in the UK.

We are also pleased to announce that trading in the first quarter (April-June) of the current financial year has been broadly in line with our expectations. Both sales volumes and revenues were up 1% and 5% respectively over the same period last year which contained our first listing with pipe fill to a major grocery chain, combined with major launch promotional activity which is phased differently this year.
Don Goulding, Executive Chairman of Distil, said:

"We are delighted RedLeg Spiced Rum has been listed by another major UK supermarket chain, further enhancing awareness and availability of this popular brand which is growing in both the On trade and Off trade. We continue to make steady progress across the portfolio with our brands benefiting from increased marketing activity."

Interim Results for the six months ended 30th September 2016


Distil (AIM: DIS), owner of premium drinks brands; RedLeg Spiced Rum, Blackwoods gin and vodka, Blavod black vodka, Jago's cream liqueur and Diva vodka, today announces its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30th September 2016.

Operational review:

· RedLeg spiced Rum approved by TTB for sale in the USA.
· New listings for RedLeg in two major retail groups.
· New listing for Blackwoods Vintage Dry Gin in major UK retailer.
· Continued growth in on-trade distribution for RedLeg and Blackwoods.

Financial Review - versus same period last year:

· Revenue increased by 25.7% to £0.666m (2015 : £0.53m)
· Gross profit increased by 22.5% to £376k (2015 : £307k)
· Volume (litres) increased by 16.4%
· Other administration costs increased by 12.2%
· Investment in brand marketing and promotion increased by 9.8%
· Reduction in operating loss of 25.8% to £66k (2015 : £89k)

Trading update

Distil plc (AIM: DIS), owner of premium drinks brands RedLeg Spiced Rum, Blackwoods Gin and Vodka, Blavod Black Vodka, Jago's Cream Liqueur and Diva vodka, is pleased to report significantly higher levels of sales during the third quarter including over the important Christmas period.
Year-on-year third quarter (Oct-Dec 2016) revenues climbed by 71%, volumes grew by 56% and brand marketing investment increased by 88%.

Consumer sales advanced across all major trade channels including bars, pubs, retail and on-line retail on the back of stronger marketing support, greater promotional activity, wider distribution and increased consumer awareness of key brands. In addition, export sales were assisted by a weaker pound as international distributors took advantage of the associated price benefits. Licensed Sales of Blavod black vodka to the Eastern European markets continue to be suppressed although they have little impact on overall profitability.

Premium gin remains buoyant in most markets and Blackwoods gin is enjoying good growth. RedLeg continues to make very strong progress on all fronts.

Don Goulding, Executive Chairman of Distil, said:

"Quarter three is our most important trading period so I am delighted to report excellent progress over this Christmas season. We enjoyed an increased level of support for our key brands across all trade sectors as we continue to work closely with our trade partners and customers to help them meet their needs. Our brand investment at consumer level increased to reflect a growing consumer following for our brands.

The premium spirits market outlook remains positive although highly competitive especially in the gin category. We are well positioned to continue our brand building progress. Our focus over the coming months will be to open up new markets for RedLeg and prepare for the launch into the USA. Given the strong sales in the period to date the Board anticipates that the results for the year ending 31 March 2017 will be ahead of current market expectations."

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Good sp climb from about Aug 2015 . Good to see gin sales doing well.

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