Located approximately 40km from Oaxaca City, within the municipality of Ocotlán de Morelos in the Central Valleys. The “minero mezcal” owes its name to the community of Santa Catarina Minas, named after Saint Catherine of Alexandria and the historical mining of precious metals during the colonial period.

Santa Catarina Minas, known as “The Cradle of Mezcal,” is famous among enthusiasts for its ancestral production methods, including hand-crushing with wooden mallets and distilling in clay pots. This artisanal process results in low production volumes, often with lengthy fermentations up to 20 days due to incomplete fiber breakdown.