Paramount Distilleries launches Hearts drinks

The National Chapter Committee of Accra Hearts of Oak in partnership with Paramount Distilleries on Tuesday introduced onto the Ghanaian market two brands of alcoholic beverages known as the Phobia Power Bitters and Phobia Dry Gin.

The aim of the launch is to help the champion club raise funds of ?1bn to support the club in the coming season and beyond. The club would benefit from every tout purchased from the two drinks.

Luanching the drinks, Peter Wiafe-Preprah, the managing director of Paramount said the company was proud to be associated with the six times league champions and congratulated the Phobia fraternity for their dominance so far. "We congratulate you for winning the title for six unprecedented times and proving that you are the best on the local front and hope that next year by this time we would be gathered here launching and celebrating the Kwame Nson title and drinks."

He said the aim of the company is to help raise funds to help the team adding that plans are far advanced to introduce other non alcoholic beverages onto the market to allow supporters of the club who do not take alcohol have the alternative and help the club financially.

The one billion cedis if raised would be used in the next six months to parches a brand new fully air condition 60-seater bus which would have facilities of a washroom, television including others for the club and would be the first of its kind to be introduced into the country.

Tommy Okine, Chief Executive, receiving the package on behalf of the club expressed appreciation to the initiators and appealed to all sympathizers of the club to help in raising the fund. He tasked them to use the two drinks in every occasion- that is the only way we could contribute our quota to push the club forward." he added.