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NETA Tobaziche

Celso García Cruz's tobaziche at 47.2% – karwinskii's understudied cousin

Score: 3.5/5 agaves

NETA Tobaziche bottle
  • Producer: NETA
  • Maestro: Celso García Cruz
  • Region: Miahuatlán, Oaxaca
  • Agave: Tobaziche
  • ABV: 47.2%
  • Price: $70 ($$)

Verdict

Tobaziche is one of the karwinskii varieties most producers bundle into ensambles, and single-agave bottlings are rare. Celso García Cruz's version is a clean, serious solo reading, one reviewer at 3.5 is honest, our read sits the same. Pair with Manuel Aquino's tobaziche puntas for a karwinskii-solo flight.

Tobaziche needs advocates. Celso García Cruz is a good one

Tasting notes

Nose: Dry citrus peel up front. Warm stone, green herb, faint pine underneath

Palate: 47.2% tobaziche – Celso's hand gives it a drier, leaner profile than his bicuishe; the agave's mineral spine reads as structure rather than austerity

Finish: Mineral, drying. Long

The bottom line

Buy for the karwinskii shelf

Where to buy online

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