The Lost Explorer Tobala Mezcal

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42% ABV• 750mL

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Crafted from the rare wild Agave Potatorum, The Lost Explorer Tobala Mezcal is a singular expression of Oaxacan terroir that rewards the curious sipper with uncommon depth and character.


Sourced from San Pablo Huixtepec in the heart of Oaxaca, this mezcal is built around tobala agave, a wild-harvested variety that takes a decade or more to mature and yields only small quantities of spirit. That patient, unhurried process is evident in every sip.


  • Nose: Dry tobacco, wood, and cocoa
  • Palate: Vanilla with notes of leather and clay
  • Finish: Smooth and earthy, with hints of citrus and fresh grass

The Lost Explorer Tobala Mezcal is exceptional enjoyed neat or on the rocks, but its earthy complexity also shines in a Oaxacan Old Fashioned or a smoky Mezcal Negroni where its leather and vanilla notes anchor the cocktail beautifully.


Best served neat in a wide-mouthed copita to open up its aromas. Made from wild Agave Potatorum grown in San Pablo Huixtepec, Oaxaca.

Tasting Notes

Aroma: Dry tobacco, wood and cocoa

Palate: Vanilla, with notes of leather and clay

Finish: Smooth and earthy finish, with hints of citrus and fresh grass

Gold - The Spirits Tequila & Mezcal Masters - 2021

Excellent - Difford's Guide- 2021

Doble Gold - International Spirits Challenge - 2021

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Location: San Pablo Huixtepec, Oaxaca
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Master Distiller: Fortino Ramos
The Lost Explorer makes mezcal in Oaxaca and tequila in Jalisco, each with its own maestro. Maestro mezcalero Fortino Ramos, who has spent 40 years distilling mezcal, roasts agave grown 8 to 12 years in earthen pits and brick ovens in San Pablo Huixtepec, ferments it with wild yeast and spring water in open oak vats and double distills in copper alembics. His preferred bottling strength is 42% ABV. In Amatitán, maestro tequilero Enrique de Colsa steam cooks blue agave for 48 to 60 hours in stone ovens, presses it through a roller mill and double distills in small batches. The brand plants three wild agaves for every one it harvests.
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San Pablo Huixtepec, Oaxaca

San Pablo Huixtepec is a farming town of about 9,600 people in the Zimatlán district, on the western side of Oaxaca's Valles Centrales, roughly 30 km south of Oaxaca City. It sits at about 1,480 meters in a semi-arid stretch of the valley, and its name means hill of thorns. The Valles Centrales are the heart of Oaxacan mezcal country, and Espadín and Tobalá are cultivated here for years before harvest.

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