Gregorio “Don Goyo” Martinez Garcia

Gregorio “Don Goyo” Martínez Garcia produces mezcal at his palenque, 3 Mezquites, in San Baltazar Guelavila, Oaxaca. Don Goyo is a highly respected, well known maestro within the Oaxaca mezcal community as well as in the United States. He’s been producing his own batches since 1997 and is a dependable mezcalero who prides himself on consistency. His palenque is located in San Baltazar Guelavila just a few hundred meters from where he was born. His son Rodrigo Martínez Méndez also produces mezcal.

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