Trading Update

Blavod Extreme Spirits PLC 10 January 2005 Blavod Extreme Spirits plc ('the Company' or 'Blavod') Trading Update Blavod Extreme Spirits plc (BES.L) is issuing this trading update to coincide with the completion of the holiday selling season in various markets, including the UK and US. Preliminary results indicate that case shipments that the Company was responsible for during the third quarter of the financial year, October to December, increased approximately 97% on a year-on-year basis. This increase reflects strong sales levels of the Company's Blavod Black Vodka, the addition of the re-packaged Players Extreme, as well as the line of Italian wines in the US and other agency brands the company represents. Driven by its ground-breaking marketing and advertising campaigns, the Company's UK sales advanced with Blavod Black Vodka sales volumes 116% ahead of the same period last year. This growth escalated in December led by the top three multiple supermarket customers where volume increased over 125% ahead of the same period last year. Other brands in the UK portfolio also performed well, producing sales increases of 89% on a year-on-year basis. Shipments in the US were largely driven by continued acceptance of the redesigned Players Extreme line of infused vodkas and rums along with the newly released Italian wines. Additionally, Blavod Black Vodka on its own produced sales increases of over 270% in the US, on a year-on-year basis. The Company sees it's strengthened US distribution network providing additional marketing opportunities, with wider coverage and a greater ability to deliver its brands to the ultimate consumer. The Company continued to show solid, consistent growth for Blavod Black Vodka outside of the UK and the US, the two largest markets for its brands, with sales continuing in Russia and new markets opening in Asia and the Middle East. Jeff Hopmayer, Blavod's CEO said, 'I am extremely encouraged by the preliminary trading information. Our entire organization, along with our strengthening distribution network, has done a great job. The decisions we made earlier in the year are bearing fruit in the markets we operate in, giving us positive momentum as we enter the New Year.' Blavod Extreme Spirits, plc (BES.L), established in 2003, is a London-based and publicly traded company, with U.S. subsidiary offices, Blavod Extreme Spirits USA, Inc., headquartered in Franklin, Tenn. In addition to Blavod Black Vodka, the Company's portfolio includes the award-winning Players Extreme line featuring Five Times Distilled Vodka along with intensely infused Green Apple, Cherry, Lemon, Mandtango (mandarin/tangerine) and Caramel (new in 2004) vodkas. The Players Extreme brand also offers flavor-infused rums - Banana, Coconut and Mango (new in 2004). The Company also represents a wine portfolio in the US, including Italian estates, Baroncini and Bruno Rocca, among others. Agency brands represented in the UK, include the Babco brand of products For more information on Blavod Extreme Spirits, log on to: www.blavodextreme.com www.playersextreme.com www.blackvodka.com www.blavod.com Further details: DSPR Donna Schwartze 314.330.3488 Blavod Extreme Spirits Fred Read 615.771.9111 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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