Update: 3:40PM FIJIS Bounty overproof rum has won a number of significant awards in competition with the worlds best rums at the San Francisco Spirits competition this year.
In a statement this afternoon, Coca-Cola Amatil Limited said Bounty overproof rum was one of the portfolios of Fiji Rum Co spirits brands owned by Coca-Cola Amatils Fiji and Samoa-based alcohol beverage company, Paradise Beverages.
It has just scored at the top of the worlds most comprehensive international spirits competition, it said.
It won best overproof rum, best rum – beating a field of 130 rum brands from all over the world – best aged white spirit and the prestigious double gold medal, which is the highest honour for a brand at the event.
The company said Bounty white rum and Bounty dark rum won a silver medal and Bounty spiced rum a bronze.
