Mezcal Mexico
Producing Regions
12 states with denomination of origin. Each region expresses the unique terroir of its agaves, soil, and master mezcal producers.
12
States
40+
Agave Varieties
446+
Palenques
Oaxaca
312 registered palenques
The cradle of mezcal. Valleys, Cañada, and Sierra Sur produce unmatched expressions.
Guerrero
48 registered palenques
Vichicota and coastal mezcal. Cupreata agave dominates the slopes of the Sierra Madre del Sur.
Puebla
27 registered palenques
Mezcal from the Mixteca and Sierra Norte. Wild Papalometl with unique character.
Durango
19 registered palenques
Sotol and highland mezcal. Cenizo grows at altitudes above 2,000 meters.
San Luis Potosí
14 registered palenques
Mezcal from the Potosí highlands. Salmiana with sweet heart and long maturation.
Zacatecas
11 registered palenques
Mining lands and wild agaves. Artisanal production from mountain communities.
Michoacán
9 registered palenques
Purépecha mezcal. Indigenous communities preserve ancestral distillation techniques.
Tamaulipas
6 registered palenques
Northeast mezcal. Limited production with agaves from the coastal plain.
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