The story other people told first.
National and state press covered the first agave spirit made in Texas before the distillery ever ran an advertisement. Here is where to read it.
What you can quote
- Blasfemus is the first agave spirit ever made in Texas.
- Founded in 2021 by Leonardo Sanchez and Eduardo Ocampo.
- Distilled inside the Manuel Guerra Store, built 1884, in the Roma National Historic Landmark District.
- Three expressions — 7, 11 and 17 — named for the age of the agave at harvest.
- 2,500 agaves planted along the Rio Grande for a future Texas-grown harvest.
- Viva Zapata! was filmed on the Roma plaza in 1952.
Press enquiries: lsanchez@ancestralcraftspirits.com · (956) 844-3048
What media ask
Who has written about Ancestral Craft Spirits?
NPR covered the rise of Texas agave in 2023. Texas Highways has featured the Rio Grande Valley’s food and drink scene, Edible Rio Grande Valley wrote the piece whose title says it best — “Don’t Call It Tequila, Don’t Call It Mezcal” — and KRGV Channel 5 profiled the distillery on Made in the 956.
Are you available for interviews or media visits?
Yes. Writers, photographers and broadcast crews are welcome — the building photographs beautifully and the founders give the tour themselves. Email lsanchez@ancestralcraftspirits.com or call (956) 844-3048.
What is the claim, exactly?
Blasfemus was the first agave spirit ever made in Texas. It is a category claim no other Texas distillery can make, and it is the reason national press picked up the story before the distillery had a marketing budget.
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