FAQ
The honest answers, before you ask.
You’re early — that’s the best seat in the house. Here is everything worth knowing about what the club is, when it ships, and why there’s no bottle yet.
Who are you?
A small brand publishing itself in the open. We are building a certified Oaxacan mezcal for la sobremesa — the hour you linger at the table — and we are doing it one honest page at a time, before there is anything to buy.
What are you for?
The category sells the lone explorer, one glass in the dark. We are setting a table instead. Today Mezcal is made for the shared occasion — the second bottle, the story told twice, the people you love. Pro-gathering, not anti-anything.
Why can’t I buy a bottle yet?
Because it is not real and right yet. We will not sell you a bottle that does not exist. We are still doing the work — the clay, the sourcing, the agreement with a family — and we would rather show you the empty page than fake a full one.
So what am I actually joining?
A founding membership, not a mailing list. You hear it first when the first batch is poured, you watch the story fill in credit by credit, and you belong to the table before the doors open. A note when a new batch is poured — a few times a year, never more.
Who makes it? Why won’t you name them yet?
A maestro family of the Central Valleys of Oaxaca. We have not signed them yet, so we will not print a name, a village, or a batch we have not earned. Where their name will go, our ledger reads "confirmed on signing." When we sign, their name goes on the front, at the weight of our own.
What does "certified Oaxacan mezcal" actually mean?
It means 100% agave, made under the mezcal Denomination of Origin, held to CRM certification as a standard. It is distilled in clay — an olla de barro, in the style of Santa Catarina Minas, which names a method we distill toward, not a village we claim.
Shipping and age?
You must be 21 or older to join. Shipping is subject to your state’s alcohol laws, and region-by-region details will go to members first, closer to the first pour.
What does it cost to join?
Nothing. No purchase, no deposit, no bottle to buy yet. You can leave the table whenever you like, with one unsubscribe link that works on the first click.
For producers and press?
Makers and their representatives: our promise is on the producers page, and the compensation model lives on our commitments. Press and general questions: say hello.
The Sobremesa Club
Join the table.
A note when a new batch is poured — a few times a year, never more.