Brand
Vecindad
Vecindad is a collection of agave distillates and raicillas curated by Santa Sabia (based in Guadalajara). The range highlights local maguey varieties from Jalisco (with some cuvées also from Nayarit and Colima) and includes small-batch productions, often limited editions, featuring several Raicillas and some Tequilas made from blue Weber agave.
- Guadalajara · Jalisco (also Nayarit and Colima for some cuvées) · Mexico
- 4 products
The story
Vecindad was created as a project/collection developed by Destilería Santa Sabia in Guadalajara to gather and bottle agave distillates produced by various maestros and local producers in the mountains and along the coast of Jalisco. The brand is part of Santa Sabia's portfolio and is distributed through importers and specialist retailers in Europe, Australia and other markets.
Production philosophy
Emphasis on the diversity of terroirs and local agave varieties, valuing the work of small maestros and traditional production methods; prioritizing small runs and bottles that tell a single-origin story and highlight the local producer.
Territory
Mexico: mainly the state of Jalisco (with references also to coastal micro-terroirs and neighboring regions such as Nayarit and Colima). Commercial/project base: Guadalajara (Jalisco).
Production method
According to product sheets and reviews, Vecindad cuvées are produced using artisanal methods: piñas are cooked in traditional ovens (including pit or masonry ovens), fermentation is often spontaneous in wooden vats, and distillation is mainly double distillation in copper stills; in some cases traditional stills or containers in wood or ceramic are used.
Distillation
Traditional small-batch methods: cooking the piñas in traditional ovens (including pit or masonry ovens), natural/spontaneous fermentation in wooden vats, and double distillation predominantly in copper stills; some cuvées also document the use of traditional stills/containers in wood or ceramics.
Ageing
Variable: many Raicillas are presented young (unaged); some distillates and the Tequilas (e.g. the Reposado) receive a short maturation in wooden barrels (for the reposado commercial sheets indicate a minimum period of around 2 months up to 1 year).
Characteristics
- Type
- Brand
- City
- Guadalajara
- Categories
- artisanal raicilla
- agave distillates
- Tequila (Weber/blanco and reposado)
- limited editions
- small-batch agave spirits
- Raw materials
- agave (maguey)
- Ixtero Amarillo
- Lechuguilla
- Maguey Alto
- Chico Amarillo
- Lineño
- blue agave (Agave tequilana Weber azul)
- Casks and ageing vessels
- American oak
- traditional wooden barrels / traditional containers
- Representative products
- Raicilla Ixtero Amarillo Macario Partida Triple70cl - Vecindad
- Raicilla Maguey Abel Benitez la Canoas South of Jalisco 70cl - Vecindad
- Raicilla Maguey Alto 70cl - Vecindad
- Raicilla Maguey Japo Cabo Corrientes Jalisco 70cl - Vecindad
- Raicilla Maguey Lechugilla 70cl - Vecindad
- Tequila Weber Blanco 70cl - Vecindad
- Tequila Weber Reposado 70cl - Vecindad
What makes it distinctive
- Collection/brand curated by Destilería Santa Sabia (Guadalajara).
- Focus on Raicilla and agave distillates typical of Jalisco, featuring endemic maguey varieties.
- Artisanal productions, often limited runs tied to individual local maestros.
- Includes both non-certified distillates (agave spirits/raicilla) and Tequila made from blue Weber agave.