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Dos Pasiones Tobala
Tobalá at 45%. A mid-tier tobalá with character intact but texture thin
Score: 3.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Dos Pasiones Mezcal
- Maestro: Diego Martinez Perez Juarez, Epigmenio Martínez Pérez
- Region: Santa Maria Albarradas, Oaxaca
- Agave: Tobala
- ABV: 45%
- Price: $65 ($$)
Verdict
Tobalá at 45% falls into the same undersell pattern the rest of the mid-tier tobalás do – the aromatics are audible but never fully concentrated into the density the format promises. Martínez Pérez production is competent; the proof is the ceiling. Buy Banhez Tobalá or Del Maguey Tobalá instead; the Dos Pasiones cuishe or tepextate are the better picks in this brand's range.
A mid-tier tobalá that shows the shape of the agave at modest proof
Tasting notes
Nose: Wildflower, sweet smoke, ripe citrus, a faint honey note, dried-herb underneath
Palate: Mid-tier tobalá. The floral character holds and the agave is clearly legitimate, but the texture is lighter than 48-50% tobalás deliver; you get the aromatics without the corresponding density; aromatic at 45%
Finish: Floral, with a slow honey fade – long
The bottom line
Fine; higher-proof tobalás deliver more