Sogrape Distribuição has just expanded its portfolio and is now the exclusive distributor of Engine in Portugal.
Recently arrived in Portugal, the new gin brand was acquired by the Illva Saronno Group and thus joins the range of spirits distributed exclusively by Sogrape to the Portuguese consumer.
After announcing, at the end of last year, the exclusive distribution of the Illva Saronno brands, Sogrape Distribuição now integrates the Group’s latest spirits brand. At the end of February, Illva Saronno Holding SPA acquired the company that, until then, had a majority position in the production and distribution of Engine, and thus joins leading brands such as Disaronno, the world’s favorite Italian liqueur, Disaronno Velvet and Tia Maria, the coffee liqueur par excellence.
Gonçalo Sousa Machado, CEO of Sogrape Distribuição, says: “Being the exclusive distributor of Engine in Portugal is another step on the path we have taken to offer the best spirits on the Portuguese market. We already had the exclusive distribution of the Illva Saronno Group, whose quality and tradition align perfectly with Sogrape Distribuição, and it is now with great satisfaction that we add another brand to the portfolio. Engine is an innovative and irreverent gin brand and, from now on, you can count on us to bring the best flavor of Italian tradition to Portugal”.
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Engine was launched in May 2019 and is already present in more than 30 international markets, but is only now being launched in Portugal.
Produced in Italy, it is characterized by being a 100% organic gin, with a formula linked to Italian and Piedmontese tradition, which pays homage in its composition to sweet liqueurs, cordials and sage and lemon liqueurs that in the past were ancient digestive remedies.
The inspiration behind Engine is based on the imagery of motorsport, of oil cans, fuel and competitions, which resulted in an original design, as the bottle is not presented in a traditional way, but in unusual cans.
Engine is now available on the Portuguese market with an RRP of 39.99 euros.
