Reviews / Rey Campero Tobala
Review · · by The Editors
Rey Campero Tobala
High-altitude tobalá at 48% – 6,000 feet of elevation in the glass
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Rey Campero Mezcal
- Maestro: Romulo Sanchez Parada
- Region: San Pedro Martir, Oaxaca
- Agave: Tobala
- ABV: 48%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
Tobalá grown at 6,000 feet develops differently – slower, more mineral, more floral – and Rey Campero's bottling is clean enough to let that specificity through. 48% is the right proof for the agave. Not a benchmark bottle (Revelador and Real Minero sit above it), but a working premium tobalá that clears Banhez and Amaras Logia without strain.
Altitude reads on the palate – and it's in this glass
Tasting notes
Nose: Honey, then orchid, wet limestone, wildflower
Palate: Layered and floral, the high-altitude harvest reading as cleaner and more aromatic than lowland tobalá. Rómulo Sánchez Parada sources carefully
Finish: Long, floral, mineral
The bottom line
A reliable mid-premium tobalá
Where to buy online
We found this bottle at 5 US retailers. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.
- Flaviar – $114
- Total Wine – $119
- Caskers
- Old Town Tequila
- K&L Wines