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Review · · by The Editors
Dos Hombres Tobala
The celebrity brand's one legitimately defensible bottle
Score: 3.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Dos Hombres Mezcal
- Maestro: Gregorio Velasco Luis
- Region: San Luis del Rio, Oaxaca
- Agave: Tobala
- ABV: 45%
- Price: $350 ($$)
Verdict
Dos Hombres' tobalá is the celebrity bottle we were prepared to dismiss and then couldn't, quite. Wild agave is harder to industrialize than cultivated – the brand's espadín got the Hollywood treatment, this one escaped it, and what's in the glass clears the category's serious bar on its own merits. Not a recommendation; a concession.
Celebrity-branded tobalá that isn't embarrassing
Tasting notes
Nose: Wildflower, light smoke, ripe citrus
Palate: Medium-bodied, the tobalá character comes through more than the espadín did, probably because wild-agave production is harder to industrialize
Finish: Floral, clean – medium
The bottom line
The Dos Hombres to buy, if you must
Where to buy online
We found this bottle at 1 US retailer. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.
- Flaviar – $311.99