Brown-Forman’s GTR portfolio includes the likes of BenRiach 10 Year Old Triple Distilled Single Malt.

Brown-Forman’s brands are now being distributed in 16 Caribbean markets through Monarq Group under a new agreement.

Monarq, a drinks distribution and marketing group covering North America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean, has entered into a regional distribution partnership with the drinks and spirits corporation, effective 1 July.

Carlos Diaz, Director and General Manager – Latin America & Caribbean of Brown-Forman said: “We are enthused to welcome Monarq to the Brown-Forman family and look forward to working closely together to continue to grow our brands in these important Caribbean markets.

“Given the importance of the territory we took time selecting our partner. We are confident we have found a like-minded and ambitious company to take advantage of the opportunity to develop our brands, which are enjoying rapid growth across all key global spirits markets.”

Robert de Monchy, Founder and CEO of Monarq Group added: “The Brown-Forman brands are a great addition to our portfolio of leading premium alcoholic beverage brands. Internationally, the key brands, such as Jack Daniel’s, Woodford Reserve, and Herradura are showing tremendous organic growth and the brand extensions are innovative and successful.

“This coincides perfectly well with our corporate philosophy of building premium and innovative drinks brands in the region We are looking forward to working closely with the Brown-Forman team and outperforming our mutual expectations.”