Agua Santa

The Pox in San Juan Chamula, Chiapas, is a symbol of fraternity or agreement; ever since birth, marriage, or death, a swig of Pox is drunk as a sign of communion.

Don Tino, Jorge's father, starts to make Raicilla without any knowledge other than what his father-in-law once told him. His efforts turned him into a master Raicilla distiller.

With more than 300 years of antiquity at the time, in 1915, carrancista governor, general Plutarco Elías Calles, prohibited the manufacturing and commercialization of Bacanora.

Don Julio emigrates alone to the United States in search of opportunities for his family, but an unexpected illness has him go back to his hometown with depleted health.

The path of Gerardo Ruelas wasn't easy. He grew up at his father's vinata and absorbed all his knowledge; his progenitor's death and the difficulties of being a single father.

Asís Cortés, the descendant of great mezcal-making masters, lived through the decline of Mezcal caused by the so-called "conejeros" (adultered Mezcal vendors).

The brothers Santiago and Mariano Orendain, descendants of the first tequila families, seek to rescue this spirit, since industrialization has put an end to its natural processes.

Meet the ilimited momentum of Don Alberto, Mezcal-making master who, moved by his love for his land and the courage to forge a future for himself, builds his own palenque.

Lovers of Mexican distillates and it's culture, Alejandro Rossbach and his brother Christian accomplish their dream of producing Mezcal and Sotol in the land of Durango.