Mala Mia Tobala

Item: Mala Mia Tobala
Rating: 3.0
Author: The Editors

Matatlán tobalá at 44%, potatorum asleep

Score: 3.0/5 agaves

Producer: Mala Mia Mezcal
Maestro: Saturnino Martínez Méndez
Region: Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca
Agave: Tobala
ABV: 44%
Price: $70 ($$)

Verdict

Tobalá is the agave drinkers pay up for; this Mala Mía release doesn't reward the spend. At 44% the potatorum's floral-mineral drive gets muffled, and the bottle joins the long list of commercial tobalás that exist mostly to put the word 'tobalá' on a menu. Pass, definitively.

Tobalá at 44% – the most expensive way to serve nothing

Tasting notes

Nose: Faint honey with soft mineral

Palate: 44% of copper tobalá that would rather not be noticed, the potatorum character is technically present, the bottle reads commercial

Finish: Short, soft

The bottom line

A skip. Pay more for Mal Bien Ramos tobalá instead