I couldn’t find a good clear resource explaining where tequila and mezcal were produced, so I made one! It’s a map! Hopefully you all already know that tequila and mezcal can only be made in Mexico. If you didn’t know that…now you do! But more specifically tequila and mezcal have internationally recognized Denomination of Origin (the same thing that means champagne can only come from Champagne) and must be made in certain states in Mexico. Above is a map I put together showing the different states where both spirits are made. Reds and oranges are mezcal, greens are tequila, and browns are both spirits. The shading is to indicate that only certain municipalities in those states are allowed to make mezcal or tequila. The star is the city of Tequila, which is honestly very near where a lot of tequila is made.

States that make Tequila

Jalisco most tequila comes from here

and municipalities in…

Michoacan

Nayarit

Guanajuato

Tamaulipas

States that make Mezcal

Oaxaca most mezcal comes from here

Guerrero

Durango

Zacatecas

San Luis Potosi

and municipalities in…

Tamaulipas

Michoacan

Guanajuato