Macabre Spirits Awakens Sangre De Agave: A Limited-Edition Ofrenda For Día de los Muertos

Exclusive Box Set Pairs a Premium Agave Spirit with a Bilingual Short Story

LOS ANGELES, CA - October 13, 2026 - Macabre Spirits, the horror-centric brand from Matthew Lillard’s Find Familiar Spirits, is proud to announce Sangre de Agave, a small-batch agave craft spirit they’re bringing to life just in time for Día de los Muertos. 

As with all Macabre releases, the limited-edition box set will include an original tale of terror, but this one has an extra twist—the Sangre de Agave short story by Bram Stoker-nominated author V. Castro will be Macabre’s first bilingual offering, with English and Spanish versions illustrated with two different stunning covers by Los Angeles artist RAH Azul.

“I’ve always been drawn to the culture, tradition, and sense of community that surrounds agave spirits,” said Lillard, co-founder and co-CEO of Find Familiar, “but we didn’t want to craft our own until we felt we could approach it with the respect it deserves—both in what’s in the bottle and in the story we’re telling.”

Sangre de Agave is our tribute to Día de los Muertos, created in partnership with Mexican and Mexican-American artisans, farmers, and storytellers who are deeply connected to these traditions. We’re incredibly proud of what we made together, and we hope it feels worthy of the culture that inspired it.”

EL AGAVE: Craft and Process

Rooted in a deep respect for the earth and centuries-old Mexican distillation traditions, Sangre de Agave is a true craft spirit made in partnership with a family of Mexican agave farmers. It begins with small-batch Mexican agave, slow-cooked and crushed to unlock naturally rich, caramelized flavors to create a syrup that’s then distilled with spring-fed water.

This low-tech, traditional process results in a crystal clear spirit that retains the natural flavors of the earth. The final offering boasts a complex, earthy profile with far richer depth than a standard tequila blanco, featuring roasted agave, green herbs, and white pepper on the nose, lime peel and vanilla on the palate, and a long, sweet finish.

LA SANGRE: Lore and Art

The accompanying bilingual book tells the story of Diosa y Tzitzimitl, an ancient goddess, demon, and mother named Mayahuel who guards the secrets of the agave and answers wronged souls on Día de los Muertos, until she finds herself trapped by the wrong kind of summoner. Penned by V. Castro, a two-time Bram Stoker Award-nominated Mexican-American writer, the eerie and lyrical tale explores the idea that even those who decide fates cannot escape their own.

Also bringing their unique talents to Sangre de Agave is Los Angeles-born artist RAH Azul, whose striking cover art—an original painting in two parts, one for each cover—honors Día de los Muertos as a mystical dance between life and death, light and darkness, and good and evil.

LIMITED AVAILABILITY

Sangre de Agave is a highly limited release designed specifically for Día de los Muertos:

On Sale: October 13, 2026, 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET

Price: $99.99

Availability: Exclusively at FindFamiliarSpirits.com

To learn more, purchase the limited-edition box set, or explore custom cocktail recipes, please visit FindFamiliarSpirits.com or follow Macabre Spirits on social media.

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ABOUT MACABRE SPIRITS

Macabre Spirits is the second breakout brand from Find Familiar Spirits, co-founded by actor Matthew Lillard and screenwriter Justin Ware, following the smash success of Quest’s End Whiskey, a fantasy-inspired line that has sold out numerous releases and won awards at the World Spirits Competition. Macabre Spirits works as an anthology of limited-edition releases, including Rare, Fine & Limited, a sotol accompanied by a novella by modern master Mike Flanagan; Hell Is Not Mocked, a Texas whiskey with a story by best-selling author Christopher Buehlman; and Saltspray, a Jamaican rum with a story by celebrated author Gemma Amor. Macabre is also behind the immensely popular Ghost Face Vodka, available nationwide in retailers like Total Wine.