Brand
Koch
Koch is an Oaxacan brand dedicated to promoting mezcal: it offers a range of artisanal expressions (joven and ancestral) from different agave varieties and producing communities in the state of Oaxaca.
- Oaxaca · Mexico
- 19 products
The story
The Koch project originates from the Moreno family's mezcal tradition. In recent years the brand has relaunched and coordinated local productions, collaborating with master mezcaleros and communities in Oaxaca to recover and promote various maguey varieties and traditional methods.
Production philosophy
Koch presents itself as a project aimed at preserving and connecting mezcal culture: it regards the spirit as a living element tied to the land and the hands that make it, with attention to the diversity of expressions and traditional practices.
Territory
State of Oaxaca, Mexico (the brand works with communities and mezcaleros from various localities, including Río de Ejutla).
Production method
Use of traditional methods typical of Oaxacan mezcal: cooking in stone pits/traditional earth ovens, natural fermentation and distillation using artisanal techniques; some labels are produced with ancestral methods such as distillation in olla de barro.
Distillation
Double distillation in traditional stills (copper/various types) for the artisanal expressions; some bottles are produced with ancestral methods (olla de barro).
Characteristics
- Type
- Brand
- Categories
- artisanal mezcal
- ancestral mezcal
- mezcal by agave variety (e.g. espadín, arroqueño, cuishe, barril, jabalí)
- Oaxacan brand
- Raw materials
- Agave (e.g. espadín, arroqueño, cuishe, barril, jabalí)
- Representative products
- Mezcal Arroqueno 70cl - Koch
- Mezcal Barril 70cl - Koch
- Mezcal Cuishe 70cl - Koch
- Mezcal El Elemental 70cl - Koch
- Mezcal Ensamble 4 70cl - Koch
- Mezcal Ensamble 5 70cl - Koch
- Mezcal Espadin 70cl - Koch
- Mezcal Espadin Ancestrale 70cl - Koch
- Mezcal Espadin Distilled with Lamb Leg 70cl - Koch
- Mezcal Espadin Mole Verde 70cl - Koch
- Mezcal Jabalì 70cl - Koch
- Mezcal Jabalì Ancestrale 70cl - Koch
What makes it distinctive
- Oaxacan-origin brand focused on safeguarding mezcal traditions.
- Range includes joven expressions and ancestral/olla de barro versions.
- Collaborations with mezcaleros and local communities (e.g. Río de Ejutla) for diverse maguey varieties.