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Mezcal About Us
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Roberta French and her son Douglas French have 4
principal business operations:
1) Caballeros
and Scorpion Mezcal Roberta
is an Engineering graduate from MIT and has given 10 years service
as the US Consular Agent in Oaxaca (pronounced "wa-Ha-ka"),
Mexico. When Douglas brought
his small (200 ton) custom design textile production factory from
the San Francisco bay area in 1985 they both began to make
wonderful fabrics and textile products. As master weavers their
basic philosophy is to make high quality, beautiful fabrics without
a detrimental effect on the environment. This is sustainable production
that is virtually pollution free. Principals of honesty, integrity
and fairness are a keystone in all their dealings with customers
as well as the indigenous farm workers and employees. They pay fair,
decent wages and charge moderate prices. Some previous customers
for their interior fabrics include Holiday Inn and Camino Real. They then got the ball rolling in 1995 with a line of handmade mezcal called "Encantado", the first super-premium mezcal to be shipped to the US. Doug was working as the Head of Production and Quality Control and over a period of 8 months got 6 tractor-trailers shipped to the US. In this atmosphere they have had a thorough education in high quality mezcal production and with this experience they then teamed up with Paul Pugh as their US partner who owns a warehouse in Terra Bella, California. This allows them to make their own mezcal and that of other companies available for delivery from a US shipping point. |
