"Oaxaca is where Mezcal UNIÓN was born. I love all of it: its geography, the amazing agave diversities, its mysticism, its millenary traditions and the marvelous indigenous communities. They are the center of our culture."
With a group of friends, Alejandro Champion traveled to the mountains of Oaxaca to learn about mezcal. After a day of hiking, they reached a hill and sat under a tree, where they rested. A viejo (old man) shared his mezcal and his stories with them. He told them that the future of mezcal would be based on a unión. They continued their journey with the clear understanding that they must create a unión of mezcal with different producer families. Mezcal UNIÓN provides economic sustainability and social development for all its artisanal mezcal makers; they are founded on quality of production and wellbeing of producers.
All images used with permission of Alejandro Champion.