Reviews / Pierde Almas Dobadaan
Review · · by The Editors
Pierde Almas Dobadaan
Mexicano labeled 'dobadaan' – a regional name, same plant, same good work
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Pierde Almas Mezcal
- Maestro: Alfonso Sanchez, Gregorio Velasco Luis
- Region: San Luis del Rio, Oaxaca
- Agave: Mexicano
- ABV: 51%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
Pierde Almas' dobadaan is the bottle that justifies paying attention to the producer – a fairly-priced, high-proof, careful expression of an underappreciated agave. Dobadaan is the Zapotec name for mexicano; the label choice is a small regional signal that the producer respects the agave's origin. Consensus 3.9 reads right. One of the stronger mid-tier mexicanos on the US market.
Mexicano is underrated. This bottle helps the case
Tasting notes
Nose: Green herb. Then mineral damp, faint smoke, a trace of dry hay and cooling mint
Palate: Clean and herbal at 51% – more weight than most mexicanos in this price bracket, with the agave's vegetal-limestone register amplified rather than just rendered
Finish: Cooling, dry, with a slow green-herb fade. Long
The bottom line
A strong mid-tier mexicano. Rey Campero at similar money is the main competition