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Cuish Tobala
Berta Vasquez tobalá from Chichicapam
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Cuish Mezcales
- Maestro: Berta Vasquez
- Region: San Baltazar Chichicapam, Oaxaca
- Agave: Tobala
- ABV: 48%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
Berta Vasquez doing tobalá is a quieter affair than her tepeztate – the agave invites a gentler hand and she provides it. Worth buying as part of a Berta Vasquez flight across her bottles in this catalog, though her tepeztate is the headline. Reach for it over Banhez Tobalá only if named-maestro provenance matters to you.
Tobalá with the maestra's fingerprints
Tasting notes
Nose: Honey, then stone fruit, dried chamomile, a flinty mineral note
Palate: 48% and Berta Vasquez's hand – cleanly floral tobalá with Chichicapam's chalky depth underneath
Finish: Dry, faintly sweet
The bottom line
A solid tobalá in Berta's catalog; the tepeztate is the one to chase