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Mezcal from San Juan del Rio, Oaxaca

San Juan del Río is a Tlacolula-adjacent village best known for the Hernández-family palenques. Vago's San Juan del Río lineup sources here, and a handful of smaller projects (Mal Bien, Maguey Melate's village-named bottlings) follow. The signature is structural and slightly smokier than San Baltazar Guélavila – most San Juan del Río bottles share Vago's house register. Prices run $40-$80.