TO CREATE MEZCAL IS TO HONOR TRADITION
Until recently, mezcal was considered a drink for the poor or working class. Before the arrival of the Spanish, the indigenous people of Oaxaca fermented a beer-like drink from the agave called pulque, and it was made for many generations prior to the Spanish introduction of spirit distillation. With this fusion of cultures and knowledge, the process of making mezcal evolved and has remained almost unchanged for more than 400 years.
The word mezcal is derived from the Nahuatl word for agave, mexalmetl. We honor and use these same traditional methods when we make Chulele Mezcals. Every batch is hand-crafted by those who practice the artisanal ways handed down from their forefathers.