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Every brand in the Cultura Maguey portfolio is Mexican-owned, small-batch, and produced using methods that have nothing to prove to certification bodies. We import and distribute on the West Coast because these spirits deserve to be in serious hands.

The Portfolio

Destilado de Agave · Oaxaca

Agua Del Sol

A co-op of Oaxacan producers bottling small batches of traditional agave spirits — keeping part of every export batch for local communities.

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Aguardiente de Caña · Oaxaca

Brazo Fuerte

A century-old family distillery in the Sierra Cuicateca. Organic sugarcane grown at altitude, fermented with native yeasts, distilled on a one-of-a-kind continuous still.

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Whiskey Oaxaqueño · Oaxaca

Origen 35

Mexico's distillation heritage is not limited to agave. Isidoro Krassel makes a grain whiskey from purple bolita heirloom corn with the same devotion the region brings to mezcal.

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Agave Spirit · Puebla

Yuku Savi

Ninety years of Mixtec distillation heritage from San Luis Atolotitlán, Puebla. Ultra-micro production — 180 bottles per expression — using endemic wild agave and ancestral technique.

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Agua Del Sol destilado de agave — artisan agave spirit from Oaxaca
El mezcal de la banda

01 — Agua Del Sol

Agua
Del Sol

Destilado de Agave · Oaxaca, Mexico

Founded by Felix Hernández Monterrosa and Adriana Correa — the owners of Mezcaleria CUISH in Oaxaca City — Agua Del Sol is structured as a co-op, sourcing small batches directly from maestros and maestras across the Central Valleys. No contracts. Just trust, craft, and transparency.

Bottled as a destilado de agave rather than certified mezcal — a deliberate choice that keeps costs accessible and allows producer partners to maintain ancestral production methods without restrictions. A photo of every distiller appears on the back label.

Underground pit roast Horse-drawn tahona Cypress wood vats Wild yeast ferment Copper alembic Double distilled

Region

Central Valleys, Oaxaca

Founders

Felix Monterrosa & Adriana Correa

Batch size

300–600 liters per expression

Expressions

Espadín, Mexicano, Tobasiche, Tobalá, Bicuishe, Ensamble

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Brazo Fuerte aguardiente de caña — artisan sugarcane spirit from Oaxaca
Orgullosamente Oaxaqueño

02 — Brazo Fuerte

Brazo
Fuerte

Aguardiente de Caña · Oaxaca, Mexico

Max Krassel fled Germany at age 16 in the aftermath of WWI and found a new life in the Sierra Cuicateca mountains of Oaxaca. He learned to distill, fell in love with the land, and built a custom continuous still that his grandchildren still operate today — three generations later.

Made from certified organic sugarcane grown at 1,200 meters elevation, harvested by hand, and crushed on-site with a mobile trapiche. The still produces no heads or tails. Diesel-fueled to protect the Sierra Cuicateca forests.

Organic sugarcane Hand-harvested Mobile trapiche Native yeast 5–7 days Continuous still No heads / tails

Region

Sierra Cuicateca, Oaxaca

Family

Krassel — 3rd generation

Elevation

~1,200 meters above sea level

Spirit type

Aguardiente de Caña (sugarcane spirit)

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Origen 35 Oaxacan whiskey — Mexican heirloom corn whiskey by Isidoro Krassel
Whiskey Oaxaqueño

03 — Origen 35

Origen
35

Whiskey Oaxaqueño · Oaxaca, Mexico

A tribute to the more than 35 native corn species of Oaxaca — and proof that Mexican distillation heritage is not limited to agave. Isidoro Krassel Peralta is the third generation of a family that has distilled in Santa María Tlalixtac for over a century.

Made from purple bolita heirloom corn — hand-malted on palm petates for 10–15 days, toasted on a clay comal, milled through a nixtamal mill, fermented with ambient yeasts, and distilled on a 12-plate column still the Krassel brothers fabricated themselves. Charcoal-filtered for 48 hours.

Purple bolita corn Palm mat malting Clay comal toasting Nixtamal mill 12-plate column still Charcoal filtered 48h

Region

Santa María Tlalixtac, Oaxaca

Distiller

Isidoro Krassel Peralta

Grain

Purple bolita — 1 of 35 native Oaxacan corn species

Spirit type

Mexican corn whiskey

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Yuku Savi Candelillo mezcal bottle, small-batch artisanal agave spirit
El espíritu del agave

04 — Yuku Savi

Yuku
Savi

Agave Spirit · Puebla, Mexico

From the Mixtec highlands of San Luis Atolotitlán, Puebla — a region where agave has been distilled for generations outside the Oaxacan spotlight. Yuku Savi means Mountain + Rain in the Mixtec language. Maestro Félix Macedas represents over 90 years of continuous family production.

A producer-owned label built on economic and social justice, environmental sustainability, and ancestral technique. Each expression is produced in batches of approximately 180 bottles. Wild agaves endemic to the Mixteca — Pitzometl, Espadilla, Mexicanito, Jabalí Cachetón — harvested at 12 to 25 years of maturity.

Volcanic pit oven Horse-drawn tahona Oak & rawhide ferment Ambient yeasts Clay pot or copper still 180 bottles per batch

Region

San Luis Atolotitlán, Puebla

Maestro

Félix Macedas — 90+ yrs family heritage

Batch size

~180 bottles per expression

Agave

Pitzometl, Espadilla, Mexicanito, Jabalí Cachetón

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Available in California

Every bottle tells a story.

Cultura Maguey is a licensed California importer and distributor. Our full portfolio is available online and at select retailers across the West Coast. Importer of record: Bad Hombre Importing LLC.

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