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Gregorio Hernández
Ejutla, Oaxaca
The Maestro
Gregorio Hernández tells us that he began making mezcal at the age of 12. He learned the craft from his grandfather, Félix Hernández Álvarez, who had once been in service to the Jesuit hacienda La Compañía de Jesús in Ejutla — the same place that gave its name to the community where “Don Goyo” lives today. The land had once belonged to the Spanish who settled in the Ejutla valley. Although his grandfather was the master distiller in the area, workers on the hacienda were not allowed to drink mezcal. Don Goyo’s journey began in the fields, crushing maguey by hand and working the land where corn and sugarcane grew. Later, he would ride his donkey or horse through nearby villages, selling mezcal door-to-door. Since the 1960s, he’s kept his family’s tradition alive.
The Process
Shredder
Wood Fermented
Deep Well
Copper Pot
Spirits by Gregorio Hernández
