Brand
Donají
Donají is a mezcal brand marketed by the Tradición Chagoya family/company (Oaxaca, Mexico). The range includes expressions produced with traditional methods (including distillation in olla de barro) and 'Ensamble' versions made from combinations of agaves such as Espadín and Cuishe.
- Sola de Vega (Oaxaca) · Oaxaca · Mexico
- Since 1897
- 2 products
The story
Donají is a label linked to the producer Tradición Chagoya, a family mezcal brand rooted in Oaxaca. Commercial and informational sources connect Donají bottles to Tradición Chagoya's mezcal tradition, a family project reported to have been active since 1897.
Production philosophy
To valorize ancestral and artisanal mezcal-making techniques — underground oven cooking, traditional fermentation and distillation in olla de barro — in order to express the characteristics of the territory and the agave varieties used.
Territory
Oaxaca, Mexico (products refer to areas such as Sola de Vega and zones of the Tlacolula / Miahuatlán districts depending on the expression).
Awards and recognition
Donají Espadín (Tradición Chagoya) — gold medal in the Top 99 Mezcales CAVA 2024 ranking (reported by industry press).
Production method
Traditional oven (hornos) cooking, manual milling with mazo/mazos (magrai/mazzu), fermentation in vats (often wood), and small-batch distillation using olla de barro (clay pots/vessels). Some bottlings are indicated as double-distilled.
Distillation
Double distillation in olla de barro (clay vessels), reported as the method used for some expressions.
Ageing
Unaged / Joven or ancestral (the main reported labels fall into the Joven/Ancestral category).
Characteristics
- Type
- Brand
- City
- Sola de Vega (Oaxaca)
- Categories
- mezcal
- ancestral mezcal
- artisanal mezcal
- mezcal Olla de Barro
- mezcal Ensamble
- Raw materials
- agave (Espadín)
- agave (Cuishe)
- Representative products
- Mezcal Donají Olla de Barro (Donaji Barro) 70cl
- Mezcal Donají Ensamble 70cl
What makes it distinctive
- Brand linked to Tradición Chagoya, an Oaxacan mezcal family with a long tradition.
- Available in 'Olla de Barro' versions distilled in clay vessels and in 'Ensamble' versions (agave blends, e.g. 50% Espadín + 50% Cuishe).
- ABV reported on several labels: 46% ABV.
- Products present in international catalogs and shops (e.g. European retailers).
