Mezcal Matra

Mezcal Matra was founded by the Ortega family in the heart of Oaxaca in 2011. The third generation, Alex Ortega, maintains an authentic elaboration and ensures that Matra remains 100% locally cultivated, harvested and processed by Oaxacan families.  While Matra derives from “Mother tradition” in Zapotec, authenticity and respect for the land are the core values of the family.

Mezcal MATRA arose from the need to preserve the tradition of mezcal production. The palenque (distillery) made its first mezcal in 1845, and it was not until 2011 that the first steps were taken to start a family project.

Located in the valley of Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca, the distillery collaborates with various local mezcal masters and their families, making Matra a sustainable project that provides benefits to the less favored populations of Oaxaca.

Matra is an agricultural mezcal, proud of its origin with character that only mezcal possesses. The name Matra comes from a conjunction of words, Mother and Tradition. Honoring the ancestral techniques for its elaboration and Mayahuel goddess of fertility and family.