Las Melodías de la Luna is an ancestral mezcal distilled in clay pots in Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca, by maestra mezcalera Rosario Ángeles, in partnership with founders Jacqui Thompson and Ingrid Chavez. Journalists are welcome to the images and information below. For interviews or samples, please contact Maureen Cahill.
Coverage
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Wine EnthusiastThe Top 100 Spirits of 2025 Tobalá Mezcal Ancestral named to Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Spirits of 2025.
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Tasting Table9 Best Mezcal Brands To Try In 2026 Named one of the nine best mezcal brands of 2026, cited for the cacao-distilled Espadín and the 2025 San Francisco Double Gold.
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AOL
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The Tasting AllianceBest Mezcals from the 2025 San Francisco World Spirits Competition Espadín named among the standout mezcals of the 2025 competition.
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KARE 11
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CBS News Minnesota
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WCCO RadioThe Minnesota Women of Mezcal Jason DeRusha interviews Jacqui Thompson and Ingrid Chavez.
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Spokesman-Recorder
Awards
- Top 100 Spirits of 2025 Wine Enthusiast, 2025 Tobalá
- Double Gold & Best in Class Finalist San Francisco World Spirits Competition, 2025 Espadín
- Gold San Francisco World Spirits Competition, 2025 Cacao
- Silver San Diego Spirits Festival, 2024 Espadín
- Top Ten Agave Spirits & Brand of Promise Tequila Aficionado, 2025 Brand
Fact sheet
- Brand
- Las Melodías de la Luna
- Founded
- 2022, by Jacqui Thompson and Ingrid Chavez. First release 2024.
- Category
- Mezcal Ancestral. 100% maguey, no additives. Denominación de Origen Protegida.
- Produced in
- Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca, Mexico
- Maestra mezcalera
- Rosario Ángeles
- Method
- Ancestral. Clay pot still distillation.
- Expressions
- Espadín, 46% ABV (92 proof) · Cacao, espadín distilled with cacao, 49% ABV (98 proof) · Tobalá, 49% ABV (98 proof). All 750ml.
- Where to buy
- Store locator
Founders
Ingrid Chavez
Co-Founder
Jacqui Thompson
Co-Founder
Full biographies available on request.
Images & assets
Media contact
Press & interviews
Maureen Cahill
Bellmont Partners
maureen@bellmontpartners.com
Samples
Available to press and trade on request, through the contact above.
Images
High-resolution files are above and free to use with credit to Las Melodías de la Luna.