- BrandMezcalosfera
- CountryMexico
- TypeMezcal
- Size750ml
- SKU 210000049568
Tobala is the agave that makes distillers sigh. Agave potatorum grows wild in the shade on rocky slopes, and its pinas are small, so it takes a mountain of them to fill a bottle, which is why tobala is always scarce. Aniceto Garcia made this one, and Mezcalosfera credits him by name alongside the agave and the method, because knowing exactly what is in the bottle is the whole reason the project exists. Tobala usually runs delicate and perfumed rather than brawny: florals, citrus peel and a stony core under gentle smoke. Serve it at room temperature in a copita and take your time with it. Nothing on ice, nothing in a cocktail.
Floral and aromatic, with white flowers, ripe stone fruit, and a soft tropical sweetness over clean minerality. Delicate and perfumed, the hallmark of a good tobalá, at a quietly potent 50%.
Tobalá is the wild king agave (potatorum): small, slow, twelve to fifteen years to mature, and low-yielding. Aniceto García, a third-generation maestro in Miahuatlán, makes this entirely by hand, crushing the roasted agave with wooden mallets and distilling a single time. Just 100 liters were produced, bottled under Mezcaloteca's meticulously documented export label.