News of the bulk spirits and alcohols sector

EXTRACTION, MILLING AND BOILING Once the cane is harvested, it is transported to the mill, where it must be milled immediately to avoid dehydration and deterioration of the sugars. At the mill, the canes are washed and cut to facilitate juice extraction. After the first grinding, a small amount of water is added to facilitate […]

At Vinos y Alcoholes we have always set ourselves the goal of offering the best selection of spirits and bulk alcohols to all our customers, both national and international. We know that a good connoisseur of the world of spirits recognizes the value of a premium product better than anyone else. On this occasion, thanks […]

This issue is dedicated to rum, specially to “Rhum Agricole” (agricultural rums); term from the French Antilles, which refers to those rums that have been produced from SUGAR CANE JUICE, and is distinguished from the industrial rum, which is rum produced from sugar cane molasses. They are distilled in one distillery and continuously, with a […]

Rum is one of the most consumed spirits annually worldwide. However, the production and ageing process of this sweet spirit is not as well known.  HARVEST Rum is produced from Genus Sccharum officinarun, a large plant better known as sugar cane.  It can take between ten months and twelve years for this plant to reach sufficient […]

This article focuses on RUM, its production process, its characteristics, the differences that can exist between one type of rum and another, and which countries are its main producers. First of all, in order to understand the different varieties of rum, it is necessary to explain their origin and production. History says that rum has […]

Madrid has been once again the epicenter of the biggest event dedicated to rum. The International Rum Congress is an event marked on the calendar by professionals in the world of bulk spirits, where the greatest exponents of the sector attend. From May 29 to May 31, 2018, this event brings the greatest rum masters. […]

Madrid, the international rum center From May 29th to June 1st had place the International Rum Conference. For the fifth consecutive year, Madrid gathered this important event where there were keynote speeches during the first two days and a rum show, where rums from all over the world can be tasted, during the last two days.   […]

Most of our readers have surely heard of rums or brandies aged with the solera system, but how does it work? Well, this Method was used mostly in Spain to age brandy and wine. Nowadays it is quite common to find rums aged with this system. To be able to explain accurately how this process is done, we […]

During the past 2015, only by indirect taxation (VAT plus Special Taxes), the sector of the spirits contributed to the Public Treasury with 1,300 million euros. This was contributed by an increase of sales of 2% after a full decade of negative growth, reaching 190 million liters. This is one of the arguments put forward […]

Rum is often said to be the first alcoholic drink of the new world. The Arabs carried the Sugar cane to Spain and it was brought to the Americas by the colonists. Later on, the French and British who settled in West Indies, in the late nineteenth century started to grow and to transform sugar […]

In BulkWineandSpirits.com we continue developing our relations in the international market in order to identify business opportunities and make them available to those bulk wine and spirits professionals that follow us. As you know, we have already incorporated low cost Whisky to our product portfolio. And currently we are negotiating to include also 96º grain alcohol distilled in the […]

In Bulk Wine and Spirits we have always set the goal of offering the best selection of bulk wines, spirits and alcoholic derivatives to all our national and international clients. In this sense, we are currently in advanced negotiations to begin importing whiskey, rum and other spirits in bulk at low cost. We are talking about products always […]