A family legacy revived
Like many family mezcal sagas, the story of Hacienda Oponguio is at least 100 years old. Juan Manuel Mejía Leal, who heads Hacienda Oponguio Mezcal, says that his great-great grandfather was making mezcal in the area with his son, but stopped because local prohibition made it too dangerous. He was almost caught by authorities and stopped distilling. But in the 1990’s, the family revived the tradition and today, through perseverance, innovation and family, Hacienda Oponguio is back.
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