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Black Gold XO Café launches to fill UK’s coffee tequila gap
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25 April 2024

Black Gold XO Café launches to fill UK’s coffee tequila gap

LWC Drinks has launched Black Gold XO Café, a new coffee tequila brand aiming to fill the gap left by the discontinuation of Patron XO Café in the UK market. The British independent drinks wholesaler aims to provide a premium coffee tequila that can offer consumers the same flavour profile and ‘luxury experience’ as the popular Patron XO Café, at the same price point. Bacardi-owned Patron XO Café was discontinued back in 2021 and reintroduced in the US earlier this month. LWC said that Black Gold XO Café has been crafted with a ‘meticulous attention to detail,’ resulting in a coffee tequila that is ‘silky smooth, rich and full-bodied’ with a subtle hint of roasted coffee beans and a ‘warm, lingering finish’. Available now across all LWC depots, the 34% ABV beverage is packaged and branded in a bold gold, amber and black colourway, designed with a ‘luxurious’ aesthetic in mind. The bottles are made from post-consumer recycled glass, also featuring a biodegradable closure and a stopper made from recycled materials. Nic Ponticakis, spirits category manager at LWC Drinks, commented: “With social media posts and petitions demanding ‘Bring back Café Patron,’ we know that there remains a gap in the UK coffee tequila market that needs filling, and with Black Gold XO Café, we are confident that we have done it”. He added: “We also have confidence in where the market is heading, with CGA data showing that coffee-flavoured spirits sales totalled £20.9m in the fourth quarter of 2022 – that’s 54% higher than in the same quarter in 2019. And we see this trajectory continuing.”

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