Spain
Rum consumption in Spain is dominated by two main brands, Brugal and Barcelo. Rum accounts for 20% of the spirits market in Spain (second only to Whisky and ahead of Gin).
The Spanish market is one of the largest in Europe, with over 4 million cases of rum sold each year.
oday, however, the rum market in Spain is affected by youth unemployment, as it is this age group that consumes rum in greater quantities.
Spain is also a rum producer. The main Spanish rum brands are Aguere (made in the Canary Islands), Arehucas, Artemi, Baoruco, Dos Maderas and Montero (the largest rum house, selling 240,000 liters a year). Read less