. >> reporter: the strong drink has long been yola's family recipe of mezcal, a mexican spirit knownts smoky flavor. they say it filled a void in the already crowded liquor industry so, they bottled it, and yola mezcal was born. >> everything in the market was steered toward partying or the guy after his hard day of work in his big leather chair with his big watch, you know. and it was sort of like all of our friends and all of our generations are wearing the pants. they're the bread winners of their homes. they have to work. and we want to have our big glass of something strong at the end of the day. >> reporter: their recipe was developed in part by yola's grandfather back in 1971. >> when he died and i wanted to take over the farm, you could see the women working everywhere, but you have to talk to a man to make the final decisions which was of course infuriating. so from the beginning i kept telling gina and like about how women in oaxaca were doing everything, and we want to the farm and said what we should focus on is having a brand that's done for them by them. >> reporter: th