Tileño Mezcal is a 100% organic and artisanal product cultivated in San Baltazar Guelavila and bottled in San Martín Tilcajete, two Zapotec towns located in the Central Valleys region of Oaxaca State.
The brand is based on the ancient tradition of a sacred elixir with curative and medicinal benefits…
This drink is created to celebrate the wonders our land has to offer the world. We are a product inspired by our ancestors. The label is a representation of Zapotec symbols, codices and border patterns.
Tileño is the name given to inhabitants of San Martín Tilcajete
TIL / Place of dyes. Our town is world-renowned for its production of wood-carved figurines known as alebrijes.
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Mission / To deliver in each of our products the heritage of a people through an artisanally elaborated drink with a commitment to the pleasurable experience, with each sip, of enjoying the culture that is Tileño Mezcal.
Vision / To be a brand recognized for the quality and authenticity of each of its products, and in this way represent the legacy of our people.
Values / Respect for nature, responsibility, friendship, honesty.
ABOUT OUR LABEL:
1 |THE MONKEY represents the Tona (Spirit Animal) of the Nahuatl number eleven in the Zapotec calendar and means “Lord of the Arts and Appreciator of Life and Nature.”
2 |THE BORDER PATTERNS signify the continuity of life and perseverance- primordial characteristic of ceremonial centers such as Mitla and Monte Alban.
3 |THE SNAIL signifies contribution and helping others.
4 |THE BUTTERFLY embodies happiness and fertility.
5 | THE MAGUEY FLOWERS symbolize the flower of life and its cycle: birth, growth and reproduction of new life through seeds.
The objective of the Tileño Mezcal label is to spread and conserve the Zapotec culture of Oaxaca.
