History

Bunker is my passion and my craze for capturing aromas and flavours.

 

 

 

Bunker Distillery was born in 2018 after 10 years of clandestine distillation.

It is the success of the truth, it is the passion of two madmen, María and Enrique, who left their life in Madrid to return to their hometown, León, to revolutionise the world of distillates.

To do so, they had previously 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 that would allow them to make distillates in their own way.

In January 2018, after two years immersed in the formulation of the recipe, Bunker Origen is released, a signature gin that perfectly reflects their BUNKER philosophy:

• Handmade.
• 100% natural.
• No commercial production rush.
• And made in small batches.

• Each small batch needs around 9 months of production before it can be put on the market. The maceration of the natural botanicals, the 5 distillations in "Cloe" and the maturing process take time.

  In this way, without speeding up the process with chemical flavourings, quality distillates are made, which you do not regret the day after drinking them, but rather you are left with the good memories and the enjoyment of their flavour.

  And therefore, the awards did not take long to arrive, in that same year 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 Berlin International Spirits Competition.
• 2018 Bronze Medal at San Francisco World Spirits Competition.

• In 2019 they present their second gin, and Bunker Distillery continues to receive awards.

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

• The pandemic was a big bump that slowed down his dream but never stopped him, with two gins already on the market, his determination to grow and reach people who look for quality and flee from passing fads was stronger.

  So, when little by little the normality was intuited, his moment arrived: Bunker Origen was named Best Gin in Spain 2021.

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

During the construction of a new space the city of León, and with their Bunker Classic gin about to see the light of day, the unexpected happened: Bunker Origen was awarded for the second time as the best gin in Spain in the year 2023.

They have recently inaugurated the new facilities, where you can see and feel its truth first hand, in the visits and in various tastings and events that Enrique and Maria do.

And after a frenetic year in which the new facilities were inaugurated just 5 minutes from León, Vermut BUNKER has arrived! After more than two years working on the recipe, the Master Distiller launched this new product that leaves no one indifferent.

The year 2024 has started in a big way for BUNKER DISTILLERY as BUNKER ORIGEN has been crowned again as Best Gin in Spain 2024, 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 to reveal to the world its distilled perfection after long care and mystery!

BUNKER FOR ALL, DISTILLED FROM THE TRUTH!!!