About Us
From Oaxaca, to your glass...
Tileño Mezcal is a 100% organic and artisanal product distilled in San Martin Tilcajete, a Zapotec town located in the Central Valleys region of Oaxaca State.
The brand is based on the ancient tradition of a sacred elixir with curative and medicinal benefits.
This drink is created to celebrate the wonders our land has to offer the world.
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About the Label
1 |THE MONKEY represents the Tona (Spirit Animal) of the Nahuatl number eleven in the Zapotec calendar and means “Lord of the Arts and Appreciator of Life and Nature.”
2 |THE BORDER PATTERNS signify the continuity of life and perseverance- primordial characteristic of ceremonial centers such as Mitla and Monte Alban.
3 |THE SNAIL signifies contribution and helping others.
4 |THE BUTTERFLY embodies happiness and fertility.
5 | THE MAGUEY FLOWERS symbolize the flower of life and its cycle: birth, growth and reproduction of new life through seeds.
Behind the Brand
Mission / To deliver in each of our products the heritage of a people through an artisanally elaborated drink with a commitment to the pleasurable experience, with each sip, of enjoying the culture that is Tileño Mezcal.
Vision / To be a brand recognized for the quality and authenticity of each of its products, and in this way represent the legacy of our people.
Values / Respect for nature, responsibility, friendship, honesty.
Our Process
We start with cultivated and wild harvested agave, hand selected for their maturity and high sugar content. We then roast the agave in an open air pit, releasing the fermentable sugars. The agave is then crushed using the "tahona de piedre". The crushed agave is then placed n open wood vats for fermantation to take place, usually lasting 3-4 days. That liquid is then placed in our copper pot stills, and distilled twice to reach the desired proof.