What Is Bacanora and What Does the Spirit Mean to Sonora, Mexico?

Kilinga Bacanora | Photo by Mónica Rodríguez Acuña, Design by Maitane Romagosa for Thrillist

“You’re familiar with tequila, and you’ve likely taken note of the current mezcal craze, but also worth your attention is bacanora, a regional mezcal that’s been produced in the northwest Mexican state of Sonora for at least 300 years.

The spirit is named after the town of Bacanora, a small village with less than 1,000 residents that sits at the foothills of the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range, with the Bacanora River flowing north to south through it.”

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