Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Every Sip

When choosing your agave spirits, you are presented with various options. However, it’s important to keep in mind that your spending habits hold a significant amount of power and influence. By supporting women-owned spirit brands, you are satisfying your taste buds and positively impacting the world. Your decision to spend money on products from these businesses can contribute to their growth, success and help empower women entrepreneurs in a male-dominated industry.

Some of the best women-owned tequilas and mezcals include:

Tequilas:

818 is owned by Kendall Jenner.
Anteel Tequila: Nayana Ferguson launched the brand, based in Detroit, with her husband, Don Ferguson, and cofounder Mike Rowold in 2018.
Casa Dragones, co-founded by Bertha González Nieves. Despite her decade-long tenure at José Cuervo, she specializes in handcrafted, small batches.
Inspiro Tequila – Mara Smith developed her tequila while looking for a gluten-free version for a healthier lifestyle. Women are part of every aspect of the brand, from production in Mexico to getting bottles on the shelves. They are also proudly women-owned and certified by WBENC.
La Gritona is a tequila brand created by legendary distiller Melly Barajas. Distilled by her staff of women at her small distillery in Valle De Guadalupe, Jalisco (NOM 1533).
Leyenda de México – Tequila Made by Women – The company is 100% composed of Mexican women and has over 20 years of history. Also created and owned by Melly Barajas.
Lobos 1707 – LeBron James and Dia Simms (the woman behind Cîroc’s success) have partnered to launch a tequila brand. The brand features four expressions: joven, reposado, extra añejo, and mezcal, each reflecting traditional Mexican distillation and aging processes. The tequila is finished in Pedro Ximénez wine barrels from Spain.
Tequila Fortaleza, a small batch producer we can’t keep on the shelves, is owned by Guillermina Jasso.

Mezcals:

Catedral Mezcal – Sydney Block co-founded the brand with her father to reinvent the mezcal market in the US by elevating the men (and women) behind the bottle and paying homage to mezcal’s essential role in Mexican culture.
Mezcal Vago, additive free mezcals co-founded by Graciela Angeles and Joel Barragan
Yola Mezcal – Yola Mezcal originates from a family recipe made and bottled by a team of women in Oaxaca. The all-female operation prioritizes sustainability from production to consumption and provides childcare and fair pay for all workers.

At SF Tequila Shop, we understand that supporting women-owned businesses can have several benefits, including:

Promoting gender equality: By supporting women-owned businesses, you help close the gender pay gap and provide more opportunities for women to succeed in entrepreneurship.
Driving economic growth: Women-owned businesses contribute significantly to local and national economies, and supporting them can help spur economic growth.
Supporting diversity: Supporting women-owned businesses helps promote diversity in leadership and decision-making, leading to better representation and inclusion.
Improving local communities: Women-owned businesses often give back to their local communities and support social and environmental causes, making them valuable members of society.
Boosting innovation: Research has shown that companies with more diverse leadership tend to be more innovative, so supporting women-owned businesses can help drive innovation.

So, next time you’re in the market for a new drink, consider supporting women-owned spirit brands and help make a difference.