Sanzekan Cupreata - Lorenzo

Item: Sanzekan Cupreata - Lorenzo
Rating: 4.0
Author: The Editors

Lorenzo's papalote – clean, measured, textbook Guerrero

Score: 4.0/5 agaves

Producer: Sanzekan Mezcales
Maestro: Lorenzo Gonzalez
Region: Lodo Grande, Guerrero
Agave: Papalote
ABV: 50%
Price: $150 ($$)

Verdict

Comparing Lorenzo's papalote to Faustino's in the same catalog is the argument for cooperative-with-attribution bottling. Same agave, same village, different mezcalero, each reading distinct. Lorenzo González's is the more polished of the two. Consensus 4.0 holds.

Same agave, same proof, different hand – the Sanzekán catalog's value

Tasting notes

Nose: Wet limestone with cooked agave, faint citrus

Palate: 50% with a cleaner shape than Faustino's – Lorenzo González's version is more elegantly built, less intense but more layered. Clean, upright, mineral

Finish: Cool, flinty, long

The bottom line

A buy alongside Faustino's for the side-by-side

Where to buy online

We found this bottle at 1 US retailer. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.

Madre Shop – $125