Reyna Sanchez

Reyna Sanchez’s palenque is about an hour from the nearest paved road in a remote and dry region outside of Miahuatlan, Oaxaca. Excluding a few farms and fields of agave, there seems to be nothing around her for dozens of miles. Her mezcal can be found in some of the best mezcalerias in Oaxaca City and she’s known widely as a female pioneer in mezcal. Depending on who is bottling her mezcal, you may also see her name spelled Reina Sanchez.