El Jolgorio is one of the most important and culturally significant mezcal brands in the world — a collective built on a profound respect for the traditions, families, and wild agave plants of Oaxaca's most remote mountain villages. The name translates to "the revelry" — the small spontaneous festivals that occur throughout Oaxaca to celebrate births, deaths, weddings, and saints' days, where traditional mezcal has been the lifeblood of community celebration for centuries. Founded in 2010 by the Cortés family, El Jolgorio represents sixteen different mezcalero families working in ten distinct regions of Oaxaca, each with their own land, their own production methods, their own wild agave, and their own story. Every bottle is hand-marked with the specific mezcalero, harvest year, and batch number — connecting every drinker directly to the family behind the expression in a way that no mass-produced mezcal could ever replicate. The lineup spans an extraordinary range of wild and semi-wild agave varietals — from the approachable and herbaceous Espadín to the earthy mineral Cuixe and Barril from the Karwinskii family, the intensely aromatic and coveted Tobalá that grows for 12 years in the shade of oak trees at high altitude, the wildly complex Mexicano from Río Seco, the floral and mineral Tepeztate that clings to cliff faces for 25 years before harvest, and the ceremonial Pechuga redistilled with turkey breast and tropical fruits — each one a window into a completely different corner of Oaxacan mezcal tradition. In 2017 El Jolgorio began packaging their rarest and most limited expressions in distinctive black bottles to signal their exceptional scarcity. Browse our full El Jolgorio collection with fast nationwide shipping delivered straight to your door.