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Vino Slush Mix
Vino Slush Wine, Cocktail & Bourbon Slush Mixes!
MONIN
TORANI
All You Need to Know About Vino Slush
Bourbon Slush Upgraded with Monin & Torani Flavors
Our bourbon slush formula is designed to enhance the natural depth of bourbon without sacrificing endless possibilities for personalization. If you’re a flavor tinkerer, Monin and Torani syrups are an amazing addition! Just add a splash of your preferred syrup—such as peach, cherry, or vanilla—to come up with a tasty and innovative frozen bourbon cocktail. If you’re working at a bar and serving customers or simply whipping up a fun beverage at home, these added flavors bring our bourbon slush to the next level.
Why We Don’t Make Flavored Mixes
We’re all about adaptability at Vino Slush.
Our wine slush mix and bourbon slush mix are specifically formulated as neutral bases so that the flavor is from the wine or liquor that you use. In contrast to flavored mixes that restrict what you can do, our method allows you to tailor each batch. Do you have a bold Cabernet for a frozen wine slushie? Fine by us. You prefer a light, fruity Pinot Grigio slush? That’s fine with us, too! With our blend, the flavor combinations are unlimited, and you’re always at the helm of the flavor.
All You Need to Know About Vino Slush
Just blend our wine slush with your choice of wine and water and freeze, blend, or process through a frozen drink machine for a perfect smooth, great-tasting frozen wine slushie.
Absolutely! Our wine slushy mix will be flavored by whatever wine you choose. Experiment with red, white, or rosé to have various flavor experiences.
Depending on the type of freezer, it usually takes 4-6 hours to get to slush consistency. You can occasionally stir it to hasten the process.
Yes! Our wine slush mix is excellent to use in frozen drink machines and is ideal for restaurants, events, and wineries.
Absolutely! We provide wholesale pricing for all of our products to wineries, vineyards, boutiques, gift shops, wine and liquor stores, farmers markets, fund raisers, and other establishments. Plus, we have dealers across the country who sell our products at festivals, craft shows, farmer’s markets, etc. (And they make a lot of money too.)
You can create non-alcoholic frozen beverages by replacing wine with grape juice, lemonade, or other juice of your preference.
Our wine slushie mix also has a good shelf life and can be kept in a dry, cool area. After it's mixed, keep it in the freezer until served.
Yes! You can give your frozen bourbon slush added depth by introducing Monin or Torani syrups in varying flavors to develop different taste profiles.
This answer is so important that we have dedicated two entire pages to answer this question. The first page is Flavors vs: One Mix. Click here to read this page. (insert link with the word “here”.) The second page is called Create Your Own Flavors. Click here to read this page. (insert link with the word “here”.) Please be sure to read both pages.
We ship either the day we get your order (depending on what time the UPS driver or mailman arrives) or the following day.
The only person you will be talking or dealing with is me – Jim Miller. I’m the owner of Vino Slush Mix. I practically live at my computer. If you have any questions or concerns or need any help in any way I am here solve your problem and support your business in every way possible. I promise you the best customer service you will ever encounter.
Just call me at 513-752-2646. I will take your credit card and open an account for you. After your first order all you have to do is call me or email me with your order. I will keep your credit card secure and use it to process your orders and shipping fees. Minimum orders are one package of anything.
We do! If you would like to carry our wine slushy mix, e-mail us to talk about sampling arrangements.
We don't advise it since the carbonation hinders the freezing, but feel free to experiment and find out what you like!
One batch including wine and water and mix makes a half gallon – 64 ounces. One package usually makes about 8-10 servings, depending on the volume of your drinks. However, when making it in a frozen drink machine it makes about 72 ounces because the machine blends air into the product.
Yes, our bourbon slush mix and wine slushie mixes are gluten-free.
Anywhere in this country only.
Although bourbon is the original, you can also try it with rum or whiskey for a change of pace. And many people like to change the flavor using flavored syrups especially formulated for flavoring frozen drinks. They work great for frozen wine slushies, but they also work beautifully with bourbon slush drinks. See more at (link to Create Your Own Flavors)
Our neutral base is different from other flavored mixes. It allows you to make unlimited combinations using your favorite spirits and wines. This results in a more natural, high-quality taste in each sip!
Our wine slushie mix has a good shelf life of up to one or two years and can be kept in a dry, cool area. After it's mixed, keep it in the freezer until served. Any leftover product can also be frozen until served.
Our neutral base is different from other flavored mixes. It allows you to make unlimited signature combinations of flavors using your favorite wines and spirits. Your customer will taste your wine as opposed to some artificial flavored mix that all of your competition can also sell. This is so important that we have dedicated two entire pages to answer this question. The first page is Flavors vs: One Mix. Click here to read this page. (insert link with the word “here”.) The second page is called Create Your Own Flavors. Click here to read this page. (insert link with the word “here”.) Please be sure to read both pages.
You will find our prices among the lowest in the industry for such premium products. We are probably going to be the lowest prices you will find, especially our Bulk case of 30 lbs. of mix. We also have volume discounts that provide substantial savings.
You will find our prices among the lowest in the industry for such premium products. We are probably going to be the lowest prices you will find, especially our Bulk case of 30 lbs. of mix. We also have volume discounts that provide substantial savings.
Typical delivery time is 2 to 4 days via UPS. If it's shipped via Priority Mail it is also typically 2 to 4 days.
No. Like our Vino Slush, our Bourbon Slush mix does not contain any alcohol. The customer adds the alcohol at home. Therefore, you don't need a liquor license to sell it. However, if you are selling it at an event, you can sample it using non-alcoholic bourbon or whiskey.
Many of your customers like both wine and bourbon or whiskey drinks. Why not offer these customers both kinds of mixes? Even though you can't sample it without a liquor license they can taste our Vino Slush and that establishes credibility of our brand. So, they are confident in buying it without a sample. Shelf life for the Bourbon Slush mix (and the Vino Slush mix) is between one and two years. So, even if the Bourbon Slush doesn't sell as fast as the Vino Slush you will never have to throw away any of these products due to a short shelf life. So, why not carry the Bourbon Slush mix also?
No, you should only sell TO-GO Slushies at room temperature. In other words MELTED. Here’s why….
If you sell the slushie right out of the frozen drink machine the customer may drink it while driving. You do not want your customers to drink and drive. Not only could a customer be in an accident on the way home, but you could become involved in a lawsuit.
If you sell it to the customer frozen solid out of a freezer, it may partially thaw by the time the customer gets home allowing the customer to drink it. Then again, you are contributing to drinking and driving again.
However, the customer is not going to drink it while driving if it’s at room temperature because at this temperature it's not a slushie. It's just warm juice. So that solves the drinking while driving problem. When they get home they just stick it in their freezer until later.
One case of anything.
Call us from Noon to 6:00 pm. We are not available during mornings. Or email us at mrfun20@aol.com No texts, please. (If you want to place a first time wholesale order you must call us for the first order only.)
Yes. Our wholesale price list will give you the breakdowns for discounts on higher volume orders. Retail orders (orders for your own personal use that you buy on our website) ) have volume discounts also which will show up when you click on the PLACE AN ORDER page. The more you order, the more you save!
We sell tons of our sugar free Wine Mulling Spices every year during cooler weather. It sells extremely well if you sample it and mention to your customers that you have free samples available.
Fortunately, it's so easy to sample it. Just heat it in a crock pot. Put a small ladle near the pot with very small cups and the customers can sample it themselves.
We suggest using souffle cups (about 1.5 ounces). They only need a few sips to sample.
Yes. Our co-packer blends and packages our products in a fully certified, licensed kitchen and is inspected on a regular basis. We are also fully insured. We have sold our Vino Slush to over 450 wineries, plus countless shops, boutiques, markets, wine stores, gift shops, etc. since 2010.
It's so easy. Just mix one pouch (12 oz.) with one bottle of any kind of wine - red or white, sweet or dry. Then fill the empty bottle with water and add it. Stir it up until the mix is fully dissolved.
Then put it in the freezer overnight or at least 6 to 8 hours. Using the freezer version it makes about a half gallon.
Or you can make it in a blender. Directions are on the back label of each pouch.
Or if using our Bulk mix with a frozen drink machine, measure out a cup and a half (12 oz.) of the mix, add one bottle of wine and one bottle of water. Mix and add to your machine.
It makes about 72 ounces in a machine because the machine whips air into the product.
It sure is! It is absolutely delicious served hot. We call them Wine Hot Toddies. Just add one pouch (or 12 oz.) of the mix, one bottle of wine, and one bottle of water to a crock pot and heat (don't boil).
It's kind of like a mulled wine, but it's a totally different flavor than a traditional mulled wine. Try it. You will be amazed at how good it is.
Believe it or not, I have a few winery customers that say they sell more of it during the winter than they do in the summer!
You sure can. See the RECIPES page on our website for a variety of cocktail recipes you can easily make with our Vino Slush mix. Using spirits you can make almost any frozen cocktail with our Vino Slush mix.
Yes, it does. Some folks think it tastes even better. With our easy, convenient mix you don't have to cook a simple syrup or brew tea on the stove to get the traditional taste.
Our mix takes all the hassle out of making bourbon slush. It's quick and easy. And when you take it out of the freezer it's ready to scoop into your glass and enjoy immediately. No thawing needed.
Our recipe calls for 3 cups of bourbon, but you may wish to start with 2 cups and add more a little at a time until it suits your taste. It makes a half gallon.
For several reasons. If a retail customer is having a party or wedding and they want to rent a frozen drink machine to serve wine slushies the Bulk Mix is much cheaper than buying the pre-packaged pouches.
Also, some retail customers buy the Bulk Mix and measure out 12 oz. into zip lock bags. This give you the same amount of mix that's in our pre-packaged pouches at a much cheaper price per 12 oz.
Then you can share the bags with your friends and family and everyone chips in to help pay for it. Everyone comes out ahead.
Another reason is that some customers like to buy the bulk so they can package it themselves and give them away as gifts throughout the year for birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, parties, etc.
And they are great Christmas gifts and wonderful stocking stuffers. Some customers make special gift baskets filled with our Vino Slush mix, Bourbon Slush mix, our Wine Mulling Spices and our Bread Dipping Mixes.
Add a bottle of wine or bourbon and you have a spectacular assortment of gourmet products for friends and family.
And of course wineries use our Bulk Mix in their frozen drink machines to serve wine slushies and to offer samples of the slushies. it's much cheaper than using the pre-packaged pouches because they don't need any packaging.
For two revenue streams, wineries can sell their wine slushies using our Bulk Mix and also sell pre-packaged pouches. Once customers taste the slushies, they are going to buy a bottle of wine and a pouch of mix to take home. Two sources of income from one product. That's a good deal.
For several reasons. If a retail customer is having a party or wedding and they want to rent a frozen drink machine to serve wine slushies the Bulk Mix is much cheaper than buying the pre-packaged pouches.
Also, some retail customers buy the Bulk Mix and measure out 12 oz. into zip lock bags. This give you the same amount of mix that's in our pre-packaged pouches at a much cheaper price per 12 oz.
Then you can share the bags with your friends and family and everyone chips in to help pay for it. Everyone comes out ahead.
Another reason is that some customers like to buy the bulk so they can package it themselves and give them away as gifts throughout the year for birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, parties, etc.
And they are great Christmas gifts and wonderful stocking stuffers. Some customers make special gift baskets filled with our Vino Slush mix, Bourbon Slush mix, our Wine Mulling Spices and our Bread Dipping Mixes.
Add a bottle of wine or bourbon and you have a spectacular assortment of gourmet products for friends and family.
And of course wineries use our Bulk Mix in their frozen drink machines to serve wine slushies and to offer samples of the slushies. it's much cheaper than using the pre-packaged pouches because they don't need any packaging.
For two revenue streams, wineries can sell their wine slushies using our Bulk Mix and also sell pre-packaged pouches. Once customers taste the slushies, they are going to buy a bottle of wine and a pouch of mix to take home. Two sources of income from one product. That's a good deal.
You can make hundreds, even thousands of dollars in one weekend selling our slush mixes and our other products. My wife and I did that for many years. Start up costs start at about $150.00 for one case of 30 pouches, plus shipping. It’s usually weekends only. No sales ability needed. Just offer free samples and it sells itself. You will sample with non-alcoholic wines and bourbons so no license is needed. You don’t need a frozen drink machine. An ordinary ice chest works just fine. You can also sell our Mulling Spices and Bread Dipping Mixes.
Anyone can do this. It’s easy, fun and you will meet a lot of wonderful fellow vendors at these events. As far as training is concerned, we provide you with a free book I have written that’s over 150 pages called Start A Business Selling Wine & Cocktail Slushie Mixes. It includes everything you need to know about this easy business. We know of no one else that even comes close to giving you this kind of comprehensive training. Plus, I am here to mentor you in every way possible. Your success is my success.