Ilegal Mezcal

Ilegal Mezcal was founded in 2006 by John Rexer, who began by smuggling this product into his Bar, Cafe No Se, in Antigua, Guatemala. The brand is now part owned by Bacardi, with production headed up by Alvaro and Armando Hernandez Ilegal Anejo Mezcal is created in Oaxaca, Mexico. Originally the founder brought down unbranded mezcal from a variety of villages in Oaxaca that included: Tlacolula, San Lorenzo, Sola De Vega, Santa Catarina Minas and a few others.