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PRODUCER Artisanal Distillates FOUNDERS Danny Mena & Juan Lozoya COUNTRY Mexico

REGION Central Valleys of Oaxaca DISTILLATE Mezcal

suffering Hidalgo”, who tried to enact revenge for the death of the priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, the founding father of Mexico’s independence. While many of the mezcals on the market possess overpowering smokiness that make it difficult to drink more than one cocktail, Pelotón de la Muerte has one of the most balanced and quaffable flavor profiles out there.

PELOTÓN DE LA MUERTE is a very clean, well-balanced mezcal that is produced with traditional methods in Santiago Matatlan, Oaxaca, which is also known as “The World’s Capital of Mezcal.” The label of Pelotón de la Muerte, which means Brigade of Death, was the flag used by the insurgents during the Mexican Revolution who called themselves “the squadron of death for the

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