San Baltazar Guelavila · Oaxaca · Mexico
Our History
A true artesanal spirit born from Zapotec tradition and partnership. Matured to perfection. No chemicals. No mechanization. Just maguey, mountain water, fire, time, and the tahona turned by Marfil.
The Collection
Joven, matured in glass, Espadín, Tobalá and Jabalí, to our distilled with series with Espadín
A lineup built around joven expressions, glass-matured releases, and distilled-with botanicals. The current collection traces the full house style across Espadín, Tobalá, and Jabalí.
The Craft
Three magueys define the house: Espadín, wild Tobalá, and wild Jabalí. They mature slowly in and around San Baltazar Guelavila before harvest.
Each piña is cut by hand with coa and machete. Espadín is harvested after 7 to 8 years; wild Tobalá and Jabalí take far longer.
The piñas roast for days in a traditional stone pit oven. Fire and earth do the work slowly, building smoke, sweetness, and depth.
Marfil, known as El Motor, pulls the tahona stone. No mechanization. Just the old labor-intensive rhythm that gives artesanal mezcal its texture and soul.
Fermentation begins with ambient yeast and mountain air in pinewood vats. Maestro Cirino reads the process by feel, aroma, and experience.
Water comes from a mineral-rich aquifer beneath San Baltazar where underground rivers converge. It is the quiet signature inside every bottle.
Each run is separated by hand into head, body, and tail. The cut is made by mastery, not machinery, using the traditional venencia.
Joven mezcal is bottled young. Matured expressions rest in glass for three years or more, preserving maguey truth without the influence of wood.
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Stories
Eléctrico is more than a product line: it is history, family, film, and memory. Diego introduced the team to Maestro Cirino, helped shape the world around the brand, and remains one of the clearest reasons Eléctrico Mezcal exists in San Baltazar at all.
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Eléctrico Mezcal and Project Eléctrico are deeply connected. The bridge runs through Kathleen Blackwell, Ronan Chris Murphy, Diego López, and the path from a song to Oaxaca to Maestro Cirino.
A recording project opened the door. A filmmaker and a producer widened it. A mezcalero gave it truth. What began in music became a spirit.
Cine Eléctrico
Festival Oaxaca and the wider Cine Eléctrico world give the brand a rare advantage: a real documentary and a visual archive that can connect craft, place, and people.
La Familia
