History of Bunker Distillary

Bunker Distillery is a Spanish distillery founded in 2018 after 10 years of clandestine distillation to become an artisanal distillery with its own philosophy.

It is the success of truth , it is the passion of two crazy people, María and Enrique, who left their life in Madrid to return to their hometown, León, to revolutionize the world of spirits .

"BUNKER IS MY PASSION AND MY CRAZY FOR CAPTURING AROMAS AND FLAVORS"

CLOE

They travelled to Germany to invest all their money in copper and metal. Together with the best engineers in the sector, they designed "Cloe" , a state-of-the-art still, one of the most equipped in all of Europe, which would allow them to make distillates in their own way.

the first gin

In January 2018, after two years immersed in formulating the recipe, Bunker Origen was launched, a signature gin that perfectly reflects the BUNKER philosophy:

  • Handcrafted.
  • 100% natural.
  • Without commercial manufacturing rush.
  • And made in small batches.

Each small batch takes around 9 months to produce before it can be brought to market. The maceration of the natural botanicals, the 5 distillations in "Cloe" and the maturation process all take time .

In this way, without speeding up the process with chemical flavourings , quality spirits are made, which you do not regret the next day having taken, but rather you are left with the good memory and the enjoyment of its flavour. And so, the awards were not long in coming...

Awards

  • In the year of its launch (2018) Bunker Origen was awarded with:

    • 2018 Gold Medal at China Wine & Spirits Awards.
    • 2018 Silver medal at the Int. Spirits Challenge in England.
    • 2018 Bronze medal at the Berlin International Spirits Competition.
    • 2018 Bronze medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.

  • Shortly after (2019) they presented their second gin, and BUNKER DISTILLERY continues to receive awards:

    • 2019 Double Gold Medal at China Wine & Spirits Awards.
    • 2019 Silver Medal at San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
    • 2019 Silver medal at the Int. Spirits Challenge in England.

The pandemic was a big setback that put the brakes on his dream but never stopped him. With two gins already on the market, his determination to grow and reach people who seek quality and avoid passing fads was stronger.

So, when things were slowly starting to get back to normal, its time had come: Bunker Origen was named Best Gin in Spain 2021.

This made Enrique and María consider leaving the tiny premises where they started, in a small town 50 km from León, to take a step further in their dream.

With work already underway on a warehouse in the heart of the city of León, and with its Bunker Classic gin about to see the light of day, the unexpected happened: Bunker Origen was awarded the prize for the second time as the best gin in Spain in 2023.

And after a frenetic year of changes, BUNKER Vermouth has arrived! After more than two years working on the recipe, Enrique Lozano, BUNKER Master Distiller, launched this new product that leaves no one indifferent . A Vermouth made from 'blank paper', without rules, with a base from the winery of the prestigious winemaker Raúl Pérez , a careful selection of PX and BUNKER ORIGEN gin aged in oak barrels. Following the 'Bunker Philosophy' without added sugars, with a 100% artisanal production and whose main ingredient is TIME.

The year 2024 has started in style for BUNKER DISTILLERY as BUNKER ORIGEN has once again been crowned Best Gin in Spain 2024 , thus accumulating more than 10 international awards.

But that's not all! On the horizon, a whisky is brewing that has been maturing in secret. Soon they will reveal to the world their perfection distilled after long care and mystery!

BUNKER FOR ALL, DISTILLATES FROM THE TRUTH!!