Mala Santa Mezcal

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Origin

Malasanta Mezcal was created to give tribute to the city of Aguascalientes and its rich history with respect to Calavera Garbancera or La Catrina. We pay homage to the past, present and future female mezcalerias, bootleggers, artists, activists and anyone who has the courage to stand up to oppression and fight for equality.

Mezcal often called “the elixir of gods” because it is rumored that a lightning bolt hit an agave plant, cooking the heart (pina) and releasing the sacred liquid. It’s origins date back to ancient times in Mesoamerica, where agave spirits were already being produced, Pre-Columbian era.

Prohibition

In 1585 a Royal Order was issued in Aranjuez, Spain to stop the production of spirits extracted from the agave plant in the New Spain. Back then, Mezcal was produced in 30 localities only.

In 1749 the Private Court of Prohibited Beverages was created to control the production and sale of agave products. Elizacoechea, Bishop of Valladolid (today Morelia, Michoacán), gave the order to ex-communicate any producer or consumer of Mezcal.

The members of the Prohibited Beverages Court were in charge of applying severe punishments to offenders. For Spaniards, the loss of their property, ex-communication, and exile from their city of residence. Those belonging to another race would receive floggings, severe beatings and torture.

The myth

Mezcal was prosecuted, punished, forbidden, and even looked down upon during the prohibition era, which led to the legend of MALASANTA being born….

As legend has it, she lived and died in the eighteenth century, her real name was never known. She alone mastered trafficking Mezcal throughout the Viceroyalty and giving back to the people who had lost everything in “La Conquista”.

It’s no secret that Mexico’s best-kept secret is mezcal. Mezcal is more than a spirit, like Mexican people, it has a proud history linked to resistance and mysticism and has quickly gained popularity in the US and around the world. Mezcal is a purely artisanal and indigenous product, associated with festivals, rituals, and the cures of the land that can be enjoyed either “kissed” or in “cocktails.“

FUN FACTs

The primary inhabitants of West Mexico, the Nahuatl, worshipped the agave plant because it represented the power of the Goddess Mayheul. Greek, mythology also tells us that Agave was the goddess of desire.

Agave is the raw material that sets us apart from any other distillate in the world. There are more than 200 different types of agave. In Mexico, there are over 150 species, making up 75% of the total diversity.

Our mission is to bring you the best possible Mezcal by sourcing the rarest agaves and keeping true to our manufacturing heritage.

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Espadín

Subtle notes of pepper, fruity tones, herbs and a very light smokiness with a very sweet finish.

Tobalá

Very fresh and aromatic, tones of wood, straw, wild grasses and sweet tones with a hint of spice.

Cuishe

Abundant herbaceous notes with small mineral, fruity and floral tones, such as geranium and green leaves, in which its unmistakably earthy notes of agave stand out.

ENSAMBLE

Used by Mesoamerican cultures for hundreds of years to make ‘Honey-Water’. Sweet and spicy profile with citrus notes on the mid-palate and a refreshing finish.

TepeXtate

Deep and complex flavor. Fruity sweet notes, herbaceous and spicy and mineral touches, fresh green notes on the finish.

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Our small batch, mezcales are made from the finest hand-selected 100% agaves, grown in the rich red clay soil and cool climate of the Highlands of Oaxaca, Mexico.