Oaxaca, Tabasco & Chiapas, Mexico
Mezcal palenques in Oaxaca and cacao in Tabasco and Chiapas
In Oaxaca, family palenques roast agave in earth pits and distil mezcal by hand. In Tabasco and Chiapas, where chocolate began, cacao haciendas show the pod, the ferment and the stone metate.
- Best months
- October to April
- What to pick
- Mezcal, Cacao, Chocolate
- Listed here
- 2 farms · 0 experiences
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Local picking tips
- Take a driver to the palenques.
- Ask which agave species each mezcal uses.