Hamilton, Bermuda, September 11, 2023 — Bacardi Restricted, the most important privately held worldwide spirits firm on the earth, introduced the completion of a transaction that makes the family-owned firm the only proprietor of ILEGAL Mezcal®, a number one tremendous premium artisanal mezcal.
The transaction follows a profitable relationship through which Bacardi partnered with ILEGAL since 2015.
John Rexer created ILEGAL in 2006, after years of working with small distillers in Oaxaca to make mezcal for his bar in Guatemala. John’s objective has been to convey the best artisanal mezcal to a worldwide market. He has labored carefully with the distillers in Oaxaca to create sustainable jobs, and to be a constructive drive in defending the surroundings and preserving native tradition. John will proceed to information the imaginative and prescient of the model.
ILEGAL, acknowledged globally for its way of life branding, additionally prides itself on being a accountable and sustainable enterprise. They work with fourth-generation maestros mezcaleros in Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca, Mexico. ILEGAL Mezcal is double distilled in small batches utilizing 100% Espadin agave. ILEGAL Mezcal is 100% pure and makes use of no synthetic colours, yeasts, flavors, or components. It’s licensed as artisanal mezcal by the Consejo Regulador del Mezcal (CRM).
“We’re excited in regards to the subsequent stage of the journey. Success for ILEGAL goes past seeing extra of our bottles on cabinets; it’s about constructing our enterprise the suitable method. We are going to all the time be dedicated to artisanal manufacturing, the Oaxacan group, and our core values. Being part of Bacardi will convey ILEGAL to a bigger viewers whereas sustaining our dedication to sustainability and rising the enterprise responsibly.” — John Rexer
ILEGAL Mezcal is offered in Joven, a full-bodied agave taste with a light-weight smoke; Reposado, aged six months in medium-charred American oak; and Añejo, aged to style for 13 months utilizing a mix of recent and used American oak, medium char barrels.
