Hortensia, Nallely + Lidia Hernández

MEZCAL PRODUCERS

SANTIAGO MATATLAN, MEXICO

Doña Hortensia and her two daughters, Lidia and Nallely, own and operate Desde la Eternidad – one of the only female-led mezcal distilleries in Oaxaca. Their palenque is located in Santiago Matatlán – a small town just outside of Oaxaca. Doña Hortensia’s husband passed away of COVID in 2020, leaving the 5th-generation family business in her hands. Since taking the reins, she and her daughters have grown the business significantly, forming a collaboration with women-owned Doña Vega Mezcal to also produce and bottle their mezcal. On our Oaxaca trips, we spend a magical day with the Hernandez family at their distillery.

Read more about their story in Vogue.