Spend the day understanding more about Oaxaca's mezcal culture, production, and traditions.

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Rates

• Adult | 1-2 People (Ages 21+): $2,300 MXN | Approx. $128 USD
• Adult | 3-5 People (Ages 21+): $1,725 MXN | Approx. $96 USD
• Adult | 6-15 People (Ages 21+): $1,150 MXN | Approx. $64 USD

The USD price is approximate, and the checkout will be in MXN pesos.

Duration

8 Hours

About

For our Mezcal Distillery Tour, you will arrive in Santiago Matatlán, known as the “World Capital of Mezcal” and a one-hour drive from Oaxaca City. Our visit features family-owned distilleries to see the process of making artisanal mezcal. You will also experience free tastings of premium mezcals. At the end of the tour, you can buy bottles of the best mezcals directly from the producer.

Itinerary

• We will meet at Casa de las Bugambilias B&B (See Map), from where we will drive 30 miles southeast on the Pan-American Highway 190 to the municipality of Santiago Matatlán (World Capital of Mezcal) to visit three distilleries to learn about the traditional method to make mezcal. We will not visit commercial distilleries on the way to Mitla, where tour companies take their clients. We will visit only family-owned Palenques to see the entire artisanal mezcal process, and you will have a free tasting of premium mezcals. At the end of the tour, you can buy bottles of the best mezcals directly from the producer, and the mezcal will be certified by COMERCAM. There is no pressure to buy mezcal; all the tastings are free.

• During the tour, we will visit some agave plantations to learn about the farmers who cultivate the agaves, and then we will visit the home of a family that has been making pulque. Pulque is a milky, slightly foamy, and somewhat viscous beverage made by fermenting the fresh sap of the giant agave Salmiana, and you will have the opportunity to taste fresh pulque & agua miel.

• At the end of the tour, we will have lunch in a traditional restaurant in Santiago Matatlán to taste the traditional food of that region, and we will return to Oaxaca City.

Included

• Transportation
• English-speaking tour guide
• Free tastings of mezcal and pulque
• Bottled water

Not Included

• Tips

Additional Cost

• Lunch
• Bottles of mezcal
• Additional beverages