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Review · · by The Editors
Cuentacuentos Tobala
Everardo's tobalá – Mitla, potatorum, 47.5%
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Cuentacuentos
- Maestro: Everardo Garcia Salvador
- Region: Mitla, Oaxaca
- Agave: Tobala
- ABV: 47.5%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
Tobalá in a single-maestro frame usually wins and this one does – Everardo at 47.5% is giving potatorum room to express beyond the standard honey-pear gloss. Reach for this over Del Maguey's Wild Papalome if you want named provenance and less polish. Cuentacuentos' whole model is paying off on this shelf.
A tobalá that remembers it's a wild agave
Tasting notes
Nose: Honeysuckle, then stone fruit, wet stone, dried chamomile
Palate: 47.5% ABV lifts the tobalá's floral sweetness without letting it go sugary – Everardo Garcia Salvador keeps the texture mineral-forward
Finish: Medium-long, dry, faintly spicy
The bottom line
A thoughtful tobalá to buy when the Everardo name catches your eye
Where to buy online
We found this bottle at 3 US retailers. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.