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This traditional drink represents Mexican identity and pride. In Puerto Vallarta, honor is paid to this drink that brightens anyone's soul.
When it comes to spirits and spirits, in Mexico we have a variety of drinks with history and roots to show off. In addition to the traditional Tequila, we are proud to boast the Raicilla, a traditional drink that represents the identity of our people.
Our customs are the fruit of miscegenation. Thus, the cultivation of the raicilla has strengthened in our region. And it is not for less, the raicilla is a drink that provides identity to the inhabitants of the coast of the western sierra, where nothing more and nothing less than the most beautiful bay in the world is located: La Bay Of flags.
The production of this ancestral drink has occurred by competing with other original drinks that have been on the market for a long time. It is currently being given the opportunity to expand, to protect the main source of income for all producers and their families.
Raicilla, the spirit drink of the north coast of Jalisco
La Raicilla is a drink that results from the distillation of wild agave lechuguilla. The planting of this lechuguilla demands from 6 to 8 years for its maturation. Once it is ready, the leaves are cut until the pineapple or (heart of the plant) remains. Immediately it is cut to facilitate its cooking in a preheated adobe oven for hours, with firewood from Encino or Oak trees. Pineapple cooking takes about 40 hours in a sealed oven. Next act, the pineapple is cooked and the sweetest and juiciest ones are selected, the rest is considered waste. The result of this is ground in a grinder, the remaining fiber is put to ferment for a week or so for the final distillation process where wooden barrels are used and finally it is heated in copper pots or saucepans. Once it boils, the steam is transported in a copper tube, and when cold, the distillate from the raicilla will be placed in a glass container for consumption and sale.
Dama Juana Festival in Puerto Vallarta
For four years in Puerto Vallarta, the Festival "LadyJuana" in the month of March, in honor of the Raicilla and the culture that emanates from its elaboration. Mexicans and foreigners coexist around a cultural event, in which the raicilla producers of the region meet to share, exchange experiences and taste with the attendees, the mountain spirit that exudes from this exquisite drink that brightens the soul of anyone .
