Mezcal Distilleries : Local Producers Palenque and Tasting
Overview
This is an intimate cultural immersion experience, unlike commercial tours, this tour is guided by the master mezcaleros themselves and their families, allowing you to know the secrets, histories and traditions behind the artisan production of Mezcal.
Talk face to face with the family, understanding the physical effort, respect for the environment and love they impress on each batch with 100% traditional techniques, appreciating first hand the cooking process in earthen ovens, grinding with wooden mallets and distilling in clay pots.
You will have unique batches of mezcal tasting with wild agave trials and exclusive harvests that are not marketed on a large scale, finding unique and unrepeatable flavors.
With this activity, your money directly supports the economy of the community!
- This tour is ideal for small groups.
- Includes visits to 2 distilleries and local guide who speaks English and Spanish
What's Included
- Alcoholic beverages Alcoholic Beverages
- Private transportation
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Breakfast
- Meals
- Gratuities
Meeting Location
C. de Mariano Abasolo 315
RUTA INDEPENDENCIA, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juárez, Oax., Mexico
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
An adventure through the palenques of distillation of the ancestral mezcal, we will know its elaboration process in the small factories of mezcal that are outside the city, we will drive private car for about 45 minutes to the south of the city to meet the small producers who for generations have maintained this unique handmade beverage of Mexico. We will have an excellent mezcal tasting to taste many of the varieties of agaves endemic to Mexico and Oaxaca. During the day we will find small local restaurants where we can taste delicious local food.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 4 travelers
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Activity code: C-471502P6
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Frequently Asked Questions (8)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from City Balloon Tours customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CST).
- This tour requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- Alcoholic beverages. Alcoholic Beverages.
- Private transportation.
- Air-conditioned vehicle.
- Breakfast.
- Meals.
- Gratuities.
This tour requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Apr 2025The minimum age to participate is 18..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Mezcal Distilleries : Local Producers Palenque and Tasting is as follows:
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Mezcal Distilleries : Local Producers Palenque and Tasting will be included in your confirmation email from City Balloon Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Alcoholic beveragesAlcoholic Beverages
- Private transportation
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Breakfast
- Meals
- Gratuities
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 4 travelers
