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Tequila journey · Mexico

Sonora

Wild agave, mesquite smoke, eight stops along the way.

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Sonora Intense

In the mountains of Sonora, families cook wild agave in earthen pits over mesquite wood to make Bacanora. The spirit was banned for 77 years, and since 2000 it belongs only here.

1Region & HistoryProhibition and Return

2Agave & SoilWild and Pacific

3Altitude & ClimateThe Dry Sierra Heights

4Cooking & MillingEarthen Pit and Mesquite

5Fermenting & DistillingTren and Resaque

6AgingBlanco to Añejo

7TastingSmoke and Desert

8Food & DrinkMeat and Tortillas

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