Brits Reveal the Delivery of Their Kids as Finest Second in Life, Based on Nationwide Survey

The most well-liked response when Brits are requested about the perfect second of their lives to date is the beginning of their youngsters (24%) carefully adopted by getting married (17%), assembly their companions (11%), travelling (10%), and seeing their soccer or different sports activities crew elevate a trophy (9%).

That’s in response to a nationwide survey of two,000 folks, run by Lucela’s, the British-owned and based producers of the world’s greatest chocolate rum.

Different prime solutions from the checklist included:

• Welcoming their grandchildren (7%)
• Graduating/finishing coaching (7%)
• Securing a very good job (5%)
• Particular person sports activities or well being achievements (4%)
• Family members recovering from sickness (3%)

The co-founders of Lucela’s, Phil Fairclough and Andrew Inexperienced, have been impressed to ask the query after their Chocolate and Rum Spirit Drink was named the World’s Finest Chocolate Liqueur on the World Drinks Awards.

“After spending so a few years in our kitchens creating the Chocolate Rum after which lastly launching it commercially throughout the COVID-19 lockdowns, getting that recognition from the World Drinks Awards was arguably the perfect second in our lives to date,” explains Phil.

“It has been fascinating to listen to the vary of various responses, and heart-warming to see what number of of them are about love, household and neighborhood, in addition to particular person achievements and experiences that clearly had an enduring influence on that particular person.”

Feedback from survey members included:

• “Listening to my then girlfriend say ‘sure’ after I popped the query. We’ve gone on to get pleasure from so a few years travelling collectively by life.”
• “Having my infants. Life has by no means been the identical since.”
• “Seeing Leicester Metropolis elevate the Premier League trophy!”
• “Going to college as a mature scholar and graduating.”
• “Qualifying as a registered nurse.”
• “When my associate survived his mind haemorrhage.”

Since 2017, Phil and Andrew have been making and perfecting their very own distinctive tackle rum. Through the Covid lockdowns, they determined to make it commercially as they struggled to discover a rum that had the steadiness of power, smoothness, and sweetness that they have been on the lookout for. 

They wished to reply to shopper demand for hand blended rums which can be extra drinkable, small batch and splendid with windfall. 

“We have been overwhelmed with the response. The wealthy, warming rum and silkiness of the chocolate labored collectively in concord. It was our secret drink that we shared with family and friends. We rapidly couldn’t sustain with demand from them so we determined to share it with all people,” says Andrew. 

Because the first bottle was bought in 2022, Lucela’s, which is situated simply exterior Blackpool, has launched a number of new merchandise to the vary, together with an indulgent present set containing the Lucela’s Chocolate and Rum Spirit Drink and milk chocolate shot cups handmade by a 3rd technology native chocolatier. Additionally they make a really grown-up chocolate rum and raisins chocolate bar

The Chocolate and Rum Spirit Drink is on the market in a number of sizes, from 50ml to a litre. RRP for a 700-ml bottle is £30.