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Agua del Sol Tobasiche
Berta Vásquez's tobasiche – the same maestra whose espadín scored 5.0
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Agua del Sol
- Maestro: Berta Vasquez
- Region: San Baltazar Chichicapam, Oaxaca
- Agave: Tobaziche
- ABV: 46%
- Price: $65 ($$)
Verdict
A fair tobasiche that doesn't reach the same heights as Berta Vásquez's 5 Sentidos espadín. Not every maestra bottling hits category-defining; Berta's hand is famous for delivering espadín at singularly composed caliber, but her wild-agave work sits a step below the career-best cultivated bottlings. At 46% the tobasiche is clean and disciplined, just not transcendent. Consensus matches. Buy the 5 Sentidos Berta Vásquez espadín instead.
Not every Berta bottling hits 5
Tasting notes
Nose: Green pepper, dry hay, warm earth
Palate: The maestra's hand is less amplified here than in her Chichicapa espadín; lean and clean at 46%
Finish: Long, cooling, drying
The bottom line
The 5 Sentidos Berta Vásquez espadín instead