Todos Santos Mezcaleros Tobala

Verdict

Tobalá at Todos Santos Mezcaleros caliber, aromatics survive, mid-palate builds, the producer's discipline keeps the bottle from tipping into hot territory. Buy it alongside Del Maguey's tobalá or El Jolgorio's for the cross-producer comparison; Todos Santos sits in the reference conversation without the specialty-importer markup the marquee names carry.

Tasting notes

Nose: Wildflower, hot stone, warm citrus, mineral damp, a late honey note

Palate: Aromatic and concentrated at 54%. Tobalá at still-strength can read as too much proof for a delicate agave, there's a threshold beyond which the floral character collapses under alcohol, but this batch holds

Finish: Unending. Floral, drying, iron-tinged, with a slow honey fade

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