The Lucas Bols Company

This year marks the 450th anniversary of The Lucas Bols Company. What started as a small distillery in the outskirts of Amsterdam in 1575, has become a worldwide player in the world of cocktails and spirits. With over 20 cocktail brands and spirits such as Bols, Passoã, Galliano and Tequila Partida we create great cocktail experiences in over 110 countries around the globe. We combine our 450 years old heritage & craftsmanship with the creative spirit of our hometown Amsterdam to be ever more relevant to bartenders and cocktail fans. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝟭𝟱𝟳𝟱; 𝗕𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗹𝗱, 𝗕𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲, 𝗕𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂!

We had an incredible experience at Bar Convent Berlin this year! 🎉 The highlight? Unveiling our newest innovation, Bols Blue 1575. This premium Blue Curaçao Liqueur combines distilled orange peels, with a botanical spiced rum base, infused with island-inspired ingredients, like vanilla, cardamom and grains of paradise. With its unique high-ABV and island botanical infusion, it received an overwhelmingly positive response from bartenders worldwide. 🌍 We’re thrilled to see the anticipation building up as we prepare for its official launch next year! A special thank you to Difford's Guide for recognising Bols Blue 1575 as one of the Top 6 Liqueurs they sampled at BCB (https://lnkd.in/e-YtsNuy)! 👏 Our booth also featured an on-site tattoo artist, adding a fun, memorable touch to the experience. Attendees enjoyed getting inked while reconnecting with the Bols brand in a whole new way. It was a fantastic event filled with connections, creativity, and of course, cocktails. Here’s to many more exciting innovations and experiences on the horizon! 🥂💙 #thelucasbolscompany #BolsBlue1575 #Innovation #BarConventBerlin #SpiritsIndustry #Bartenders #BlueCuracao #CocktailCulture

Yesterday, KLM’s CEO Marjan Rintel unveiled the 105th edition of the Delft Blue miniature house: “The house on the three canals”.   As the tradition goes, the miniature house has original Bols jenever inside. Right on its way to become another collector’s item!   The Lucas Bols Company is proud to continue this successful partnership with KLM.

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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆’𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗔𝗺𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗺 Frank Cocx (CFO): “Today marks the last day of our listing on Euronext Amsterdam. Our decade on the stock exchange has been an invaluable part of The Lucas Bols Company’s rich (almost) 450 years of history.   Being a listed company brought entrepreneurial independence, access to growth funding, publicity, discipline and constructive input from shareholders, advisors, analysts, banks, oversight bodies, regulators and other stakeholders. This enabled us to accelerate our cocktail-oriented growth strategy and become a leading player in the global industry.   We sincerely appreciate and thank all shareholders - small or large, outspoken or quiet, Dutch or international - for their genuine interest in (and support for) our company, and we look forward to further expanding the strong base we built together during this pivotal and exciting period in the new shareholder setting.”

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Today we published our full-year results for 23/24.   Frank Cocx (CFO): ”In 23/24 the The Lucas Bols Company's brand portfolio, business model and teams proved their resilience. Despite adverse global circumstances our depletions value (sales by distributors) were up 3% and gross profit per case improved a further 13% thanks to our premiumisation strategy. Normalised free operating cash flow came in 36% better than in 22/23, whilst our net debt position reduced further, supported by the March 2024 equity raise. Our teams and valued partners worldwide achieved important strategic milestones, including meaningful route-to-market changes, the implementation of our no- & lower-alcohol cocktail strategy, further embedding our integrated ESG strategy and a partnership with The Muff Liquor Company.” Read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/evuYjyWm

𝗟𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗨𝗦𝗔 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝗳𝗳 𝗟𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘈𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥-𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘜𝘚 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮   The Lucas Bols Company proudly announces a partnership with The Muff Liquor Company, an award-winning premium Irish spirits company. Lucas Bols USA will be The Muff Liquor Company’s exclusive importer for the US for a period of at least five years. In addition, The Lucas Bols Company can earn a minority shareholding in The Muff Liquor Company provided certain performance criteria are met.   Frank Cocx, CFO of The Lucas Bols Company: “Laura M Bonner has created a beautiful brand, continuing her grandfather Philip McClenaghan’s legacy by crafting spirits from the potatoes he farmed in Donegal: a premium, potato-based vodka and gin and a five-part blend whiskey. We are grateful to partner up with Laura, her team and The Muff Liquor Company’s celebrity investors Russell Crowe, Ed Sheeran, Jimmy Carr and Ronan Keating. Brett Dunne (our Managing Director in the US) and his team have a proven track record when it comes to the marketing and sales of the Company’s own brands as well as agency brands and highlight how perfectly well The Muff Liquor portfolio of Irish spirits complements our cocktail strategy and US portfolio. They cannot wait to kick-start the October 2024 US launch together with the executive team of The Muff Liquor Company, leveraging their industry accolades and exciting roster of celebrity investors, amongst others.” https://lnkd.in/evuYjyWm

🍹 Great article in The Spirits Business about the Lucas Bols Company’s Passoã brand. As the world's #1 passion fruit liqueur, Passoã brings great versatility for delicious tropical cocktails. Cheers to the beginning of a sensational spring and summer cocktail season! #passoa #cocktails #thespiritsbusiness https://lnkd.in/ejUsmsYM

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