Doña Jimena Familia
Claudia Flores moved from Mexico to Vancouver with her young family over 20 years ago. Armed with her family’s secret recipe her goal was to craft the finest quality, responsibly sourced, small batch Tequilas and Mezcals. She needed to find a Tequila Master who shared her vision to help her bring Doña Jimena to life.
With 15 years experience in a male dominated industry, Paola has challenged the status quo by becoming one of Mexico’s few Maestra Tequilera. She is honoured to be working with Claudia and helping to create Doña Jimena.
A true partnership of women working side by side from Jalisco to Vancouver.
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Meet PAOLA
Paola Basseliz Maestra Tequilera
When Claudia shared her hopes for Doña Jimena with Paola, it didn't take long for her to know that this was the opportunity she had beenhoping for. With 15 years’ experience, in a male dominated industry Paola has challenged the status quo by becoming one of Mexico's few female Maestra Tequilera. She is honoured to be working with Claudia and helping to create Doña Jimena. A true partnership of women working side by side from Jalisco to Vancouver,
Paola Basseliz was the perfect fit for Doña Jimena, with her extensive experience and multiple awards on previous brands she has worked on. Including GOLD at the San Francisco Spirits Competition in 2018 with two of her skus, Agave Espadin and Agave Arroqueño.
She believes that Doña Jimena is her best product to date. We missed the 2022 deadlines with some unexpected production delays but ready and waiting to enter all key competitions in 2023. We are in the process of sending samples to key reviewers and competitions including San Francisco and London for March 2023.