The story of Sons of Mezcal is told through mezcal’s cultural significance, the familial bonds it creates, and the lineage of tradition it forms over generations within the families who dedicate their lives to the traditional production of this ethereal spirit.

Don Jose Cortés personifies these ideas, and his words are the compass Stephan Werk and I followed in crafting the film’s storyline. We stove to tell the intriguing story of mezcal’s living history, and it’s eminent place Oaxacan culture, through the lives of four families linking mezcal’s past to its future.