Mezcal Vago is an Oaxaca-based sourcing and bottling operation working directly with independent mezcaleros (artisan distillers) across multiple Oaxacan villages. The defining approach is transparent provenance: each Vago expression is labelled with the maestro's name, the village of production, the agave variety, the distillation date, and the batch number. No blending occurs between different maestros or villages; each bottle is a direct record of one person's production on one specific occasion.

The Vago range at Bouchon covers Espadin (the most planted Oaxacan agave variety), Ensamble (blends of two or more agave varieties from one maestro), and single-agave-variety expressions. Espadin expressions from different maestros demonstrate how production variables cooking method, fermentation time, still type (clay pot vs. copper alembic), water source shape the spirit character even when the agave variety is constant. For programmes building a serious mezcal list with traceable provenance and a genuine production narrative, Mezcal Vago is the reference standard in the catalogue.