Yola

Yola Mezcal is produced in San Juan Del Rio by Javier Bautista & Guadalupe Bautista. It was founded by Yola Jimenez, Gina Correll and singer Lykke Li. The three started the company after Jimenez (the proprietor of a bar in Mexico City) inherited a mezcal farm from her grandfather, and they currently run an all-female bottling facility in San Juan del Río dedicated to fair, direct pay.

Yola 1971 – named for the date of the original recipe – is their only offering at the moment, and it’s produced from two types of agave: the common espadín varietal, as well as the tall, fruity madrecuixe.