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Scorpion Anejo Tobala
Tobalá añejo at 40 – the wood wins by a hair
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Scorpion Mezcal
- Maestro: Doug French
- Region: Oaxaca
- Agave: Tobala
- ABV: 40%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
Aging wild agave at this proof is a marketing move more than a craft move, the wood does most of the talking. Doug French executes it cleanly, but the tobalá's best traits are diminished. No consensus; our read 3.5. A gift bottle, not a benchmark.
Tobalá aged at 40% is tobalá in a raincoat
Tasting notes
Nose: Honey, then oak, vanilla, dried floral, faint cooked agave
Palate: 40% and barrel aging, the tobalá's mineral character is still audible but has to fight the wood. Clean, warm, mildly floral
Finish: Warm, vanilla-floral – medium-long
The bottom line
Pass. Buy the unaged tobalá from any serious producer instead