One of the most riveting conversations at the San Antonio Cocktail Conference 2018 was a class focused on the DO’s of Mexican spirits and how those should/could be protected. The class was hosted by Ricardo Pico, Dr Ivan Saldana, Sergio Mendoza, and Miriam Pacheco. I was unfamiliar with many of the other artisinal and agricultural products protected in Mexico. Here’s a helpful list provided by the panel.
- Tequila (1974) Agave Spirit produced in Michoacan, Guanajuato, Nayarit, Tamaulipas, and Jalisco
- Mezcal (1994) Agave Spirit produced in Oaxaca, Michoacan, San Luis Potosi, Zacatecas, Tamaulipas, Guanajuato, Durango, Guerrero, Puebla
- Olinala (1994) Craft
- Talavera (1995) Pottery
- Café de Veracruz (2000) Coffee
- Bacanora (2000) Agave Spirit produced in certain municipalities in Sonora
- Ambar de Chiapas (2000) Gemstone
- Sotol (2002) Non-agave spirit produced in Chihuahua, Durango, and Coahuila
- Mango Ataulfo Chiapas (2003) Fruit
- Café de Chiapas (2003) Coffee
- Charanda (2003) Sugar Cane Spirit produced in certain municipalities of Michoacan
- Vainilla de Papantia (2009) Vanilla
- Chile Habanero (2010) Chili
- Arroz Morelos (2012) Rice
- Cacao Grijalva (2016) Chocolate
