From tequila in Jalisco to mezcal in Oaxaca,
to sotol in Chihuahua, bacanora in Sonora, and charanda in Michoacán.
SONORA
The only state with bacanora production (DO)
Bacanora has a Designation of Origin (DO), and is a fermented beverage distilled from tatemado agave. It is used in rituals and celebrations by the Opata indigenous communities living in the sierra of Sonora.
CAMPECHE
Currently producing:
- Mead is a liquor with roots in Mayan culture.
- Balché, a sacred wine produced from the bark of the Balché tree.
- Xtabentún, a liqueur of Mayan origin produced from honey from bees fed with the flower of that name (not currently being produced).
Products associated with wine pairing and consumption:
- Cheeses
- Chocolate
CHIAPAS
Currently producing:
- Pox or Posh corn liquor of Mayan origin.
Exotic fruit wines.
Comiteco is a mead distillate.
COLIMA
Currently producing:
- Zanate Mezcal
- Fruit punches
- Rum made from sugarcane from the Colima sugar mills in the municipality of Cuauhtémoc.
- Craft beer
DURANGO
2nd Mezcal Producer
- Mezcal, Designation of Origin (DO)
- Sotol, Designation of Origin (DO)
- Corn-based whiskey
STATE OF MEXICO
Currently producing:
- Mezcal
- Agave distillery (whiskey)
GUANAJUATO
Currently producing:
- Tequila with Designation of Origin (DO) in the municipalities of Abasolo, Cuerámaro, Huanímaro, Manuel Doblado, Pénjamo, Romita and San Francisco del Rincón
- Mezcal with Designation of Origin (DO) in the municipalities of San Luis de la Paz and San Felipe.
- Wine
GUERRERO
3rd Mezcal Producer
- Artisanal mezcal in the central, northern, low mountain, tierra caliente and coastal areas of the state.
- Abocados: mezcal flavored with an insect, fruit or herb inside the bottle, such as coconut, mango and damiana.
MICHOACÁN
Currently producing:
- Mezcal promoted mainly through the Society of Mezcal Masters and Producers.
Products associated with the pairing of local distillates with Designations of Origin (DO)
- Habanero chili
- Chocolate
MORELOS
Currently producing:
- Agave distillate (mezcal), produced in 30 municipalities in the state, 3 of which are indigenous, mainly for export in bulk to Europe.
NAYARIT
Currently cultivating:
Agave on more than 30 thousand hectares, which is processed in the neighboring state of Jalisco.
NUEVO LEÓN
Currently producing:
- Mezcal
The state is currently planting:
- Grapevines in 13 municipalities in the state, although without local processing.
OAXACA
1st Mezcal Producer
Currently producing:
Mezcal with Designation of Origin (DO)
- White corn whiskey
- Gin with endemic Oaxacan flower essence
- Rum
- Mead
- Craft beers
PUEBLA
Currently producing:
- Mezcal
- Fruit wines in the Sierra Norte and the Mixtec region.
QUERÉTARO
Currently producing:
- Mezcal
- Wine
Services and products associated with wine pairing
- Wine route, operating in nine of the 18 municipalities of the state, totaling 600 hectares of vineyards, 250 hotels and 5,000 rooms.
- Artisan cheeses, 11 varieties.
QUINTANA ROO
Currently producing:
- Xtabentún, a liqueur made with fermented honey from bees that feed on xtabentún flower and aniseed.
- Wine, on a small scale.
- Craft beers
SAN LUÍS POTOSÍ
Currently producing:
- Mezcal
- Craft beer
- Wine
- Jobito wine, made from wild yellow plum (jobo) crushed with aguardiente, sugar and piloncillo.
TABASCO
Currently producing:
- Cocoa liquor made from Cacao Grijalba, the state's Designation of Origin (DO), which is produced in three productive sub-regions: Chontalpa, Sierra and Centro.
- Hibiscus liqueur
- Coconut liqueur
TABASCO
Currently producing:
- Mead
Metzal is the pulp or vegetable tissue that results from the process of scraping the cajete of the maguey for the mead to emanate. The tradition is more than 400 years old in the regions of Hidalgo and Tlaxcala.
Canned pulque.
Whisky (local scale)
Rum (local scale)
Geneva (local stopover)
Brandy made from native corn.
VERACRUZ
Currently producing:
- Morita xiqueña, a typical drink from the municipality of Xico, based on blackberries and with a low percentage of alcohol.
- Cañita, beverage obtained through the distillation of sugar cane.
✦ sources
CIVyL and Secretaries of Economic Development of the States.
Data:2024
