Our Story
The Founders
Sebastian O'Keefe and Diego Avila set out to make an agave spirit outside Mexico that could hold its own anywhere in the world. What they found in a remote Klein Karoo valley changed the brief entirely.
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A New Class of Agave Spirit.
The world's only spirit made from wild "Red Agave" found in a set of remote valleys in the Klein Karoo, and nowhere else on earth.
Shop InzaloSmooth. Versatile.
A New Class of Agave Spirit.
The world's only spirit made from wild "Red Agave" found in a set of remote valleys in the Klein Karoo, and nowhere else on earth.
Shop InzaloThe World's Most Highly-Awarded International Agave Spirit
Category Trophy
International Spirits Challenge 2026
Double Gold
International Spirits Challenge 2026
Gold, 96 Points
International Wine & Spirits Competition 2026
Gold
Agavos International Agave Spirits Competition
Silver
San Francisco World Spirits Competition
Grows Nowhere Else
Wild "Red Agave"
Originally descended from Mexico, it has spent hundreds of years adapting to the extremely dry, harsh and hot climates of the Klein Karoo, developing distinct red tips and blood-red thorns. Plants are hand selected, some over 25 years in age and weighing over 250kg.
Up to
25
Years to mature
Maximum of
500
Bottles per run
Only
1
Harvest per plant
Originally descended from Mexico, it has spent hundreds of years adapting to the extremely dry, harsh and hot climates of the Klein Karoo, developing distinct red tips and blood-red thorns. Plants are hand selected, some over 25 years in age and weighing over 250kg.
The Flagship
Batch One
The multi-award winning ultimate expression of terroir and wild "Red Agave" with flavours of tropical fruits, orange peel, melted chocolate and its globally distinct saline finish.
Limited Edition
Single Barrel Release Collection
Each release is drawn from a single cask, bottled once and numbered by hand. When a cask is emptied that expression is finished for good, and no two will ever taste the same.
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Ancient Sea Bed
500 million years ago, the entire area was under the ocean, yielding soils of rich minerality and high saline content, giving the spirit its distinct saline character.
The Process
Honouring the Red Agave and Its Soils
Every step of our process focuses on creating authenticity and purity in flavour; hand selected one plant at a time, cooked slowly in custom steam ovens, fermented using local yeasts growing on the agaves and hand-pressed so only the purest juices are collected.
Every step of our process focuses on creating authenticity and purity in flavour; hand selected one plant at a time, cooked slowly in custom steam ovens, fermented using local yeasts growing on the agaves and hand-pressed so only the purest juices are collected.
The Future
100Ha by 2030
Our goal is to create the first large-scale commercial planting programme for agave spirits in Africa, with 100Ha in the ground planned by 2030.
The Serve
Two Ways to Pour
Inzalo enhances. It doesn't dominate. Two ways to prove it.
The Cocktail Serve
The layered complexity of Batch One enhances traditional agave spirit serves, while opening up countless new flavour combination opportunities in both cocktails and food.
Neat
Enjoyed neat, or over ice. Just the agave and the land it came from.
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Where to Find Us
Experience Inzalo at top restaurants and bars across South Africa.
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Our Community
You're invited.
Taste Inzalo, first-hand at our curated tasting experiences and exclusive single barrel releases.
Next Tasting
Single Barrel Tasting at Queens
16 October 2026 · Queens, Cape Town
A limited edition single barrel tasting at the iconic Queens bar, close to the Waterfront in Cape Town. Inzalo cocktails served at the bar.
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