The villages and families of Del Maguey
Del Maguey sources mezcal from nine family-owned palenques in small villages in Oaxaca. Ron Cooper, Del Maguey's founder, established a close relationship with these families, a relationship continued by Gabe Bonfanti, Del Maguey's Director of Sustainability.
Each family produces mezcal in its own unique way, on different scales, using a wide range of equipment, from clay to copper pot stills. Del Maguey is closely aligned with not just these families but also the villages they live in, funding village amenities from libraries to mobile telephone masts and internet access.
Del Maguey Single Village Mezcal
Status: Bottlers not distillers
Established: 1995
Owner: Del Maguey Ltd
Capacity: Not supplied
Visitor Policy: Not generally accessible
Website: Del Maguey Single Village Mezcal
Address: Macedonio Alcala No. 403 Local 7, Centro Historico, Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca, 68000
Established: 1995
Owner: Del Maguey Ltd
Capacity: Not supplied
Visitor Policy: Not generally accessible
Website: Del Maguey Single Village Mezcal
Address: Macedonio Alcala No. 403 Local 7, Centro Historico, Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca, 68000
Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
Launched in 2010 and produced in the mountainous village of San Luis Del Rio, Vida is an artisanal, organic mezcal twice distilled in small wood-fired,
Del Maguey Vida Puebla
Del Maguey Vida Puebla is made using 100% ripe Espadín agave, the piña of which are roasted underground and naturally fermented before being twice distilled
Del Maguey Vida de Muertos
Vida de Muertos is a special 45% alc./vol edition of Del Maguey Vida inspired by the batches of Mezcal that are distilled in autumn by the family of Paciano
Ron Cooper
He still only speaks 80 words of the local language, but in creating the Del Maguey brand, Ron Cooper spearheaded a growing worldwide appreciation of mezcal
