- Bacanora
:"Other uses: the town of
Bacanora, Sonora ."Bacanora is an
agave -derivedliquor made in theMexican state ofSonora . Its origins are pre-colonial.The
distillation of Bacanora was illegal until 1992, being bootlegged by "vinateros" for many generations. Since 2000 Bacanora has been issued with an origin denomination bill by theMexican government . This means that only "mezcal " produced by the agave variety grown in the Sonora municipalities of Bacanora,Sahuaripa ,Arivechi ,Soyopa ,San Javier ,Cumpas , Moctezuma,San Pedro de la Cueva ,Tepache ,Divisaderos , Granados,Huásabas ,Villa Hidalgo ,Bacadéhuachi ,Nácori Chico ,Huachinera ,Villa Pesqueira ,Aconchi ,San Felipe de Jesús ,Huépac ,Banámichi , Rayón,Baviácora ,Opodepe ,Arizpe ,Rosario de Tesopaco ,Quiriego ,Suaqui Grande ,Onavas , Yécora,Álamos ,San Miguel de Horcasitas ,Ures ,Mazatán , andLa Colorada can legally be called Bacanora.
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