For more than a century, the Carreno family has been producing artisan mezcal in the town of Oaxaca, Mexico, with a population of one thousand people, using traditional sacred methods passed down from generation to generation.
Since 1904, Don Apolonio Carreno has been making mezcal from wild agaves that grew on his territory, and until 2010, the mezcal of this family was well known to the local community. However, his granddaughter Lorena decided to make the production more official. She certified Carreño mezcal with the Mexican Quality Regulatory Council, and since then this mezcal has been sold throughout Mexico.