1995
· The company suffered the famous “error of December 1994”, laying off the majority of their employees and cutting expenses and investments.
1996
·Gustavo Méndez Torres y Francisco Torres Sanromán created their Aged Mezcal with Worm.
2001
·EL CORTIJO celebrated its 50th anniversary.
2008
·Juan Carlos Méndez Zamora created the SPECIAL EDITION, integrated by mezcales crafted with maguey espadín capón selected from our platantions, and labeled with designs from various visual artists from Oaxaca, such as Amador Montes, Maximino Javier and Eduardo Sarmiento.