Mezcal is a Mexican distilled liquor made from the agave plant, with ninety percent of mezcal being produced in the state of Oaxaca. It is one of the southernmost regions of Mexico with a large coastline along the Pacific Ocean. The state is biologically diverse and includes different terrains from forests to sandy beaches to an arid desert landscape.

As the agave fields are scattered throughout the terrain with many plants having a life cycle between 5 and 30 years before they are ready to harvest. This is what makes mezcal so unique and quite expensive, farmers spend time and resources to care for the agave