High in the mountains of Oaxaca grows a tiny agave that never sends up shoots - only seed. That makes it both endlessly slow and endlessly sought after among mezcaleros.
Expert Description
Topanito Mezcal Tobalá Blanco is a 100% Tobalá Mexican Mezcal Artesanal bottled at 49%.
The mezcal is part of Topanito's Wild Series, in which the German spirits house Perola highlights rare, wild-growing agave varieties. Tobalá is a comparatively small agave that grows at higher elevations and matures over 12-15 years. Unlike most other agave varieties, Tobalá produces no offshoots and can only propagate from seed, which, combined with the large number of plants needed per litre of mezcal, has made it increasingly rare. The agave hearts are processed by mezcaleros at the Amantes de lo Ajeno distillery in San Dionisio Ocotepec, Oaxaca, roasted in earthen pits, crushed on a tahona stone mill and double distilled in copper alembic stills.
Tasting Notes
Nose
Ripe red and blue berries, fresh mint, tobacco, coffee and smoke.
Palate
Fruit-forward with blackcurrant and blackberry, slowly giving way to dark chocolate.
Finish
Long and velvety, with echoes of tobacco and coffee.
Specifications
Name: Topanito Mezcal Tobalá Blanco
Distillery: Topanito
Region/Country: Oaxaca, Mexico
Type: 100% Tobalá Mexican Mezcal Artesanal
ABV: 49%
Size: 70 CL
Natural colour: Yes
Serving suggestion: Best enjoyed neat, or as the base of a berry-forward Oaxaca Old Fashioned.
Flavour Profile
Red Berries · Mint · Tobacco · Dark Chocolate
Did You Know?
Did you know that the Tobalá agave cannot propagate through offshoots like most other agave varieties, but only grows from seed, making it one of the rarest agaves used for mezcal?
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