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Rambha Tobasiche

Tobaziche at 50% – the karwinskii cedar committed

Score: 4.0/5 agaves

Rambha Tobasiche bottle
  • Producer: Rambha Mezcal
  • Maestro: Rosario Ángeles Vasquéz
  • Region: Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca
  • Agave: Tobaziche
  • ABV: 50%
  • Price: $150 ($$)

Verdict

Rambha's tobaziche is a confident single-maguey karwinskii at proper proof. The cedar signature is textbook and the 50% commitment lets the plant's mineral structure come through cleanly. Track it alongside Pierde Almas' tobaziche and Gregorio Hernández's Quiote release. Fair shelf bottle for karwinskii completists.

Tobaziche at 50% is architecture – the cedar wall, not the perfume

Tasting notes

Nose: Cedar with a thin stone, faint menthol

Palate: Dry, woody, karwinskii-structural. 50% gives the tobaziche cedar the room it needs to read as architectural rather than spicy. Rambha's house restraint serves the plant

Finish: Cedar, cool

The bottom line

Buy it. Karwinskii at real proof

Where to buy online

We found this bottle at 2 US retailers. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.

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