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How A Mexican Distillery Turns Native Corn Into World Class Whiskey with Master Distiller Douglas French Sierra Norte on Cinco De Mayo
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We cross borders for a Cinco de Mayo pour that rewrites what whiskey can be when the grain, the place, and the people drive the process. With Sierra Norte’s Doug French, importer Bob Murphy, and our Whiskey Doctor Randy Ford, we dig into rainbow corn whiskey, heritage agriculture, and how Oaxaca shapes flavor from seed to barrel.
• why Sierra Norte moves from mezcal into 100% corn whiskey as a way to use and protect native Oaxacan corn
• how reviving endangered corn varieties supports farmers, creates local jobs, and builds community pride
• what “rainbow corn” means and why…
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