Don Lorenzo Mezcal Mexicano

Don Lorenzo Mezcal Mexicano is a 750mL mezcal artesanal bottled at 45.5% ABV (91 proof), made from wild Mexicano agave — Agave rhodacantha — in Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca. Pit-roasted over red oak, tahona-crushed and double-distilled in copper at still strength, it is one of the range's deep-cut wild-agave bottlings. Order it online at Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.

• ABV: 45.5% (91 proof) — brand production sheet
• Size: 750mL
• Agave: Mexicano — Agave rhodacantha (Zapotec name: dobadaan), wild
• Origin: Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca, Mexico
• Production (brand sheet): Stone-lined pit roast over red oak; cantera tahona; natural spring water; terroir-influenced natural fermentation; double distillation in copper alembic; bottled at still strength
• Maestros (brand sheet): Albaro Hernandez and Armando Hernandez
• Importer: RILO Import & Export Inc.

A Wild Agave with Two Names

Mexicano — dobadaan in Zapotec — is one of the great unsung mezcal agaves: a wild form of Agave rhodacantha that grows large, matures slowly and gives a spirit of unusual weight and perfume. Don Lorenzo makes its Mexicano in Santiago Matatlán, at the Mal de Amor and Dos Zapotecas palenques, where the brand's production sheet documents the traditional sequence end to end — stone-lined pit roasting over red oak, a hand-chiselled cantera tahona, natural fermentation shaped by the local terroir, and double distillation in small copper alembics, bottled at still strength with no water added. Three generations of the family stand behind the house's stated aim: a cleaner profile that lets each agave, not the smoke, do the talking. Browse the range on the Don Lorenzo vendor page.

Tasting Notes

No brand tasting note is published for this expression. Mexicano as a variety is valued for richness — deep roasted-agave sweetness, dark fruit and spice with a broad, almost oily texture — and the still-strength bottling keeps every bit of that weight intact.

How to Enjoy

Pour it neat in a copita and drink it slowly alongside the range's other wild agaves — set it against Don Lorenzo Mezcal Cuishe to taste two wild varieties side by side, and explore more in our tequila and mezcal collection.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Mexicano agave?
A wild variety of Agave rhodacantha, known in Zapotec as dobadaan. It is a large, slow-maturing agave prized by mezcaleros for the rich, perfumed spirit it gives — and one of the less common varieties to find bottled on its own.

Where is Don Lorenzo mezcal made?
In Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca, at the Mal de Amor and Dos Zapotecas palenques, by a family the brand describes as three generations into the craft.

How strong is Don Lorenzo Mexicano?
The production sheet records 45.5% ABV (91 proof), bottled at still strength — no water is added after distillation.

Wild Mexicano at still strength — order Don Lorenzo Mezcal Mexicano online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.