It has been said many times that some of the best Mezcal in Oaxaca can be found in reused plastic bottles bought from Palenques on otherwise empty dirt roads. These are the dirt roads that two friends (Tony and Stefan) set down when they met Jose, Madre's original and current producer. True to tradition, plastic bottles of what would become Madre were brought over the border, making their way to bartenders in Brooklyn, who found creative uses for this Mezcal that was less smoky than other on the market. In the past 4 years Madre has gradated from plastic bottles to hand poured glass. From the bartender's secret stash to top of the cocktail menu. And from a handfull of bottles tucked in luggage to a product being shared world wide.