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Located at the southern most tip of Mexico’s Costa Maya on the Caribbean shores, Mango Moonshining is the first artisanal brewery and distillery in the state of Quintana Roo.
We were inspired to start our own brewery after a well needed vacation to Seattle in 2012. We spent several days hopping from brew pub to brew pub, pairing beers and oysters and enjoying the rich history of beer in Seattle.
After living in Mexico for 30 years, we returned home and knew something was missing. We craved the other artisan beer flavors. After a lot of trial and error, researching, late-night YouTubing and help from friends in the business, we started brewing in our kitchen.
As we grew, we built an 1,100 square foot nano brewery and a 1,200 square foot adjacent distillery. Our first 100 gallon still was built by Anthony at Mt Raineer Stills, shipped over to Miami, boated to Cancun and finally driven 5 hours south to its new home. Our whiskey is aged in oak barrels made in Guadalahara.
We’re located in the heart of the Mayan culture, and maize and sugar cane fields are local sources of fresh ingredients for our white corn whiskey – better known as moonshine.
We are also the owners of Costa de Cocos, a fly fishing and scuba diving resort. Our hotel includes 16 palapa cabanas and the Reel Inn, our onsite restaurant and bar. We serve and sell all of our products there and invite you to come in for a drink.