Mezcal

Climbing the rugged dirt roads high above San Dionisio Ocotepec, you'll discover the remote village of Las Milpas. Nestled among the cornfields ove...

In the tiny village of San Miguel Ejutla in the central valley of Oaxaca, a co-operative comprised of 36+ families is committed to sustainable, fai...

Part of the American Oaxacensis agave family, the Castilla is a close cousin to the Espadín agave. Smaller in size than an Espadín and often discov...

The Ibérico expresses a citrus-forward nose of lime and grapefruit with a tropical aroma of banana. A viscous mouthfeel coats the palate with savor...

A dry mineral base is offset nicely with an abundance of fruit, herbaceous notes and nuttiness. A viscous entry coats the mouth leading to a fruit ...

Agave Jabalí, or Convallis, is rare and extremely difficult to work with. During fermentation and distillation, this agave foams and expands, with ...

One of the most revered of all agave species due to its scarcity and relatively small physical size, tobalá agave has a growing period of up to 30 ...

This 100% Espadín is distilled by Emigdio Jarquín in El Nanche, Miahuatlán de Porfirio Diaz. Don Emigdio is a fourth-generation mezcalero from the ...

The Mezcal Vago Ensamble en Barro is made by Salomon Rey Rodriguez (Tío Rey) in Sola de Vega, Oaxaca. Tío Rey grows many different agave types on h...

These limited batches are produced about once a year and are usually less than 300 liters. They are made by Salomón Rey Rodriguez (Tío Rey) in Sola...

Produced by Octavio Jimenez Monterroza in Santiago Matatlan, Oaxaca using agave Espadin. The agaves are crushed by a horse-drawn tahona, cooked for...

Produced by Octavio Jimenez Monterroza in Santiago Matatlan, Oaxaca using wild agave Americana sourced from San Pablo Guila, Oaxaca. This agave spe...

This 25+ year Sierra Negra agave was harvested at full maturity, letting its penca leaves grow to a weight of 4.4 lbs each. Planted in a steep hill...

To make a Mezcal con Pechuga, a raw turkey is traditionally suspended over the copper alembic still during the second distillation. This unique pro...

Mayalen is a 100% handcrafted product which follows organic standards in its production. The location of the distillery is ideal with yearlong acce...

Siete Misterios (Seven Mysteries) aims to keep traditional mezcal production alive with a range of mezcals that highlight agave varietals, each gro...

Three hours south of Oaxaca on a two-lane, pot-holed highway on route to the Gulf of Tehuantepec is the turnoff to San Luis Del Rio. One takes anot...

"Ensamble" translates to English as "blend" or, literally, "assembly," but in mezcal terms it means "whatever was lying on the ground." In this cas...

For mezcal nerds that have been paying attention, Vago has been slowly expanding their ensamble selections, encouraging the mezcaleros to experimen...

On the steep precarious hillsides of Oaxaca and Guerrero varieties of agave, indigenous to the region, grow wild and are heavily sought after by th...

Crema de Mezcal is a combination of Miel de Maguey (unfermented syrup of the roast agave) and Mezcal San Luis del Rio – double distilled from 100% ...

Madre Mezcal is distilled from the Espadin and Cuishe (Karwinskii) agave varieties. The agaves are roasted in an earthen pit, and fermented with lo...

An elegant and savory mezcal, the cuishe has a herbacious and peppery aroma. Sandalwood, sage, and palo santo are standout notes, and its lighter b...

Powerful aromas of baked pineapple and canned pineapple juice have an earthy core. It’s all spice up front in the mouth, quickly moving to roasted ...

Pizcadores Sotol uses agave from the desert region of Chihuahua, where Dasylirion Leiophyllum grow wildly on hillsides. Also known as the green sot...

Jabali is a notoriously challenging plant with which to work. At every step of the production process after the roasting the plant will foam due to...

This special limited edition is from Aurelio Gonzalez Tobon. In spite of the fact that Puebla has one of the oldest traditions of distilling maguey...