The word mezcal comes from Nahuatl mexcalli [meʃˈkalːi], which means cooked agave. Technically all cooked agave spirits are mezcal.
To be Bacanora the spirit must be produced in 35 municipalities of the northern Mexican state of Sonora.
Kilinga was founded and is produced by Rodrigo Bojorquez Bours from seed to bottle in Alamos, Sonora, on land that has been in the owner’s family for generations.
Kilinga is Bacanora, the spirit of Sonora, Mexico. Made with the finest Angustifolia Pacifica Agave (Haw) from where the mountains meet the sea. Kilinga Bacanora is family owned & produced, even the name ‘Kilinga’ honors the mother and head of the family. They oversee every step, from seed to bottle, on land that has been in the family for generations.
Production is guided and overseen by the Maestro Rodrigo Bojorquez Bours. He spent years travelling Mexico, studying and learning from the best agave spirit producers across the land to allow him to craft the best possible range of Bacanora.
Kilinga Bacanora is a modern, innovative & environmentally conscious agave spirit. The family have spent generations working this land. Born from this is an understanding that you have to look after the land if you want it to provide for you and the generations to come. This is not greenwashing or following trends; this is a way of life. with elegant and complex flavours.
The spirit of Bacanora is some 300 or more years old, however it is less well known than other agave spirits as it had to survive close to 100 years of prohibition. The prohibition was spirit specific to the production and consumption of Bacanora.
Not only was prohibition severely enforced, it was not eased until the early 1990s with legal production not being encouraged until the 2000s. In the year 2000, it received its DO (Denomination of Origin).
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