VIDA de San Luis Del Rio is an artisanal mezcal from Del Maguey at an entry-level price point and broader availability. Launched in 2010, it is highly mixable and arrived to much anticipated industry acceptance and high bartender demand. Hand crafted, it is twice distilled, very slowly in small wood-fired, riverside copper stills to flavor specifications that underscore its versatility in cocktails. Another masterpiece out of San Luis del Rio, it has a nose of fruit aromatics, a hint of honey, vanilla and roast agave; the palate offers ginger, cinnamon, burnt sandalwood, banana and tangerine, with a long, soft finish. Viva VIDA!

Del Maguey Single Village Mezcal is a beverage to be savored. Sip it. Don’t shoot it. “Stigibeu” – a term meaning, “For Mother Earth and our ancestors” — is the traditional Zapotec gratitude invoked before sharing a ritual pour of Mezcal together