YAYA Mezcal bottle on travertine with agave and palm shadows
Oaxaca · Mezcal Artesanal

YAYA

100% Espadín. Bold by nature.
Refined by design.

A modern mezcal with unmistakable character — crafted for slow pours, memorable nights, and a taste that lingers with intention.

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Mezcal · Oaxaca · YAYA
YAYA Mezcal bottle against terracotta wall with candles and agave

Made from the Oaxacan earth.

YAYA was born in the red-clay hills of Oaxaca, where agave has been cultivated and revered for centuries. Every bottle carries the patience of the land — eight years of slow growth, weeks of careful roasting, and the steady hand of a maestro mezcalero.

We believe mezcal isn't a shot. It's a moment. A ritual. A conversation that begins the second the cork meets the glass.

— The YAYA Family

A process measured
in generations.

From the moment the agave is harvested to the day the bottle is sealed by hand, every YAYA is shaped by tradition that refuses to be hurried.

Maestro mezcalero working in the palenque with smoke and agave piñas
01

Cultivated

Espadín agave, grown for eight years under the Oaxacan sun until each piña is ready.

02

Roasted

Slow-cooked in earthen pits lined with volcanic stone — the smoke that defines us.

03

Crushed

Pressed by tahona, the traditional stone wheel turned by hand and time.

04

Distilled

Twice in copper, slowly. Nothing added, nothing rushed. Just agave and intention.

05

Bottled

Sealed by hand in Oaxaca, ready for the moment you choose to pour.

Yayabiscous cocktail with hibiscus and blood orange

Yayabiscous.

The summer pour

Bright, floral, and sparkling — Yayabiscous is the signature cocktail made for long afternoons and unforgettable summer evenings.

The Recipe
  • YAYA Mezcal2 oz
  • Hibiscus flower syrup¾ oz
  • Fresh lime juice½ oz
  • Sparkling waterto top
  • Blood orange · dried hibiscusto garnish

Bring YAYA home.

YAYA bottle in pool water

YAYA Joven

100% Espadín · 750ml
$68
YAYA bottle on red wall

YAYA + Glassware Set

Bottle + 2 copitas
$92
YAYA earth campaign

Founder's Reserve

Limited release · 750ml
$120

Online ordering coming soon. Until then, find YAYA at select retailers and bars — or write to us and we'll point you to the nearest pour.

Pour-side letters.

Recipes, bar partners, limited drops — sent only when there's something worth raising a glass to.

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