Bacardi is the largest privately held spirits company in the world, producing and marketing internationally recognized spirits and wines.

Bacardi was founded in 1862 in Santiago de Cuba, when Don Facundo BacardÕ MassÑ revolutionized the spirits industry by creating the world's first light-bodied rum. Since then, our company has grown to include an impressive portfolio of more than 200 brands and labels, including BACARD rum, the worldÍs best-selling and most-awarded rum; GREY GOOSE vodka, the worldÍs leading super-premium vodka; DEWARÍS Blended Scotch whisky, æthe worldÍs most awarded blended Scotch; BOMBAY SAPPHIRE gin, the top-valued premium gin in the world; MARTINI vermouth and sparkling wines, the worldÍs leading vermouth and the world's favorite Italian sparkling wines; CAZADORES 100% blue agave tequila, one of the most popular premium tequilas in Mexico and the United States; ERISTOFF vodka, one of the fastest-growing vodka brands in the world; and other leading and emerging brands including WILLIAM LAWSONÍS¬, the fastest-growing global Scotch whisky brand; and ST-GERMAIN¬, a super-premium elderflower liqueur.

Founded more than 155 years ago in Santiago de Cuba on February 4, 1862, family-owned Bacardi employs nearly 6,000 people, manufactures its brands at 29 facilities and sells in more than 170 countries. Bacardi Limited refers to the Bacardi group of companies, including Bacardi International Limited. www.BacardiLimited.com