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Fuego y Humo Tobala
San Dionisio tobalá – mineral rather than honeyed
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Fuego y Humo Mezcal
- Maestro: Jose Manuel Mendez
- Region: San Dionisio Ocotepec, Oaxaca
- Agave: Tobala
- ABV: 47%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
Not every tobalá needs to smell like honey. Fuego y Humo's leans mineral – closer to what Lalocura does with potatorum than to the sweeter Jolgorio or Banhez expressions. If honeyed tobalá has started feeling monotonous, this is the pour that resets the palate.
Not every tobalá needs to smell like honey
Tasting notes
Nose: Wet stone, then citrus peel, dried flowers
Palate: Drier than Chichicapam tobalás – more river rock than honey. 47% keeps the aromatics high; the palate is lean and saline through the mid
Finish: Medium-long, mineral, floral
The bottom line
Buy if honeyed tobalá bores you