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Dangerous Don Cafe Mezcal

Coffee-infused mezcal – the novelty earns its place

Score: 3.0/5 agaves

Dangerous Don Cafe Mezcal bottle
  • Producer: Dangerous Don Cafe Mezcal
  • Maestro: Celso Martínez López
  • Region: Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca
  • Agave: Espadin
  • ABV: 48%
  • Price: $70 ($)

Verdict

Flavored mezcal is a category that usually embarrasses itself – Dangerous Don doesn't. The coffee infusion hits as addition rather than disguise, and 48% keeps the base espadín structural. Buy it for espresso martinis or a mezcal old-fashioned, not for neat sipping. Honest about its purpose, competent in its execution. Novelty with a floor.

A flavored mezcal that knows it's a flavored mezcal

Tasting notes

Nose: Dark roast coffee. Then cocoa, faint smoke, cooked agave

Palate: Celso Martínez López's Matatlán espadín infused with coffee – 48% holds the structure while the coffee adds weight instead of masking the base

Finish: Warming, bitter-sweet – medium-long

The bottom line

A legitimate flavored mezcal for cocktails, don't pour it straight