Reviews / Gente de Mezcal Tobala

Review · · by The Editors

Gente de Mezcal Tobala

Guélavila tobalá – serviceable, under its own ceiling

Score: 3.0/5 agaves

Gente de Mezcal Tobala bottle
  • Producer: Gente de Mezcal
  • Maestro: Aureliano Hernandez
  • Region: San Baltazar Guélavila, Oaxaca
  • Agave: Tobala
  • ABV: 46%
  • Price: $70 ($$)

Verdict

Tobalá that sounds right on paper and sleeps in the glass. Gente de Mezcal keeps underselling its own addresses, this Guélavila tobalá ought to drink louder than it does. For the same money, Banhez or Fósforo tobalá will do more.

Tobalá that sounds right on paper and sleeps in the glass

Tasting notes

Nose: Mild honey with light floral

Palate: 46% should give tobalá more room than it uses, the aromatics are muted, the mid-palate thin, the perfume tobalá is known for only partly delivered

Finish: Clean, slightly bitter

The bottom line

Pass. Spend elsewhere

More from Gente de Mezcal