In 1973, Angostura acquired Fernandes Distilleries & with this acquisition came the VAT 19 Gold Rum brand as well as Fernandes Black Label & Ferdi's Premium Rum. All of these are now distilled at Angostura's Port of Spain distillery although VAT 19 was acquired by William Grant & Sons in 2002. The name originates from a blend of rum created by the Fernandes Family using a superb parcel of rums distilled in 1919 that they had acquired after a competitor's warehouse was badly damaged by fire.