Brand
Encantado
Encantado is a mezcal brand marketed within the portfolio linked to Destilería Los Danzantes. The most common bottle is a 70 cl 100% Espadín joven mezcal, often presented at around 43% ABV and positioned as an accessible expression for cocktails and casual consumption.
- San Luis del Río · Oaxaca · Mexico
The story
Encantado appears on the market as a label connected to the Los Danzantes group and to mezcal produced in the Oaxaca region. Product sheets and distributors indicate that distillation is entrusted to local mezcaleros (including Baltazar Cruz and his team in San Luis del Río) and that the brand is part of the portfolio associated with Destilería Los Danzantes. Recent corporate documents report that ownership of Destilería Los Danzantes has been subject to group-level corporate operations in recent years.
Production philosophy
To position an artisanal, accessible mezcal built on the versatile character of Espadín, offering a product suitable both for mixing and for everyday drinking while maintaining traditional production methods.
Territory
San Luis del Río, State of Oaxaca, Mexico
Production method
According to available product sheets: made with 100% Agave Espadín (Agave angustifolia); indicated practices include cooking in stone ovens/earth pits, traditional crushing (tahona), natural fermentation with indigenous yeasts, and double distillation in small copper stills or by traditional methods.
Distillation
Double distillation in small copper stills or traditional methods (according to product sheets)
Ageing
Unaged (joven)
Characteristics
- Type
- Brand
- City
- San Luis del Río
- Categories
- mezcal
- mezcal espadín
- artisan mezcal
- brand
- Raw materials
- Agave Espadín (Agave angustifolia)
- Representative products
- Mezcal Espadin 70cl - Encantado
What makes it distinctive
- Label linked to the Destilería Los Danzantes portfolio
- Produced in Oaxaca (San Luis del Río)
- 100% Espadín
- Common format: 70 cl; ABV typically around 43% (variable depending on the market)
Products from Encantado
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