Mezcal Alipus

Mezcal Alipus showcases traditional village-made mezcals from Oaxaca — each bottle reflecting a different palenquero and terroir, using agave grown in high-altitude soils and roasted in underground pits. Artisanal production, no additives, double-distilled in copper pot stills.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How does Alipus source from different villages and why does it matter?

Alipus works with independent mezcalero families across multiple Oaxacan villages — San Andres, San Baltazar, Santa Ana, San Luis del Rio, and others — each producing a separate bottling under the Alipus name. The village designation is not a marketing construct: each mezcalero family uses their own agave sources, their own roasting methods, their own fermentation vessels, and their own copper pot stills, producing spirits with genuinely different flavor profiles despite all being Espadin-based. San Luis del Rio, for example, comes from one of the highest-altitude Oaxacan mezcal villages, producing a notably different roast and spirit character than the lower-altitude San Andres expression. Alipus is one of the more affordable entry points into village-specific mezcal without sacrificing the provenance information that defines serious mezcal production.

Is Alipus part of the Los Danzantes / Los Nahuales family?

Yes — Alipus is an expression produced under the Destilería Los Danzantes umbrella in Santiago Matatlán, the same operation behind Los Nahuales mezcal. Los Danzantes owns the Alipus brand and manages the relationships with the village mezcalero families, quality-controlling and bottling the individual village expressions. This gives Alipus both the resources of a professional import operation and the genuine artisanal production of the source families. The Los Danzantes connection is also why Alipus consistently appears at entry-level pricing compared to comparable village-sourced mezcals from smaller importers.