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Review · · by The Editors
Viejo Indecente Tobala
Tobalá from the Viejo Indecente bench – mineral, structured, serious
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Viejo Indecente Mezcal
- Maestro: Jose Lucas
- Region: San Isidro Guishe, Oaxaca
- Agave: Tobala
- ABV: 48%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
Jose Lucas's tobalá closes the Viejo Indecente core flight, espadín, ensamble, madrecuishe, tepextate, tobalá, all at 47-48%, all from one maestro, all from one town. The tobalá is the sweetest of the wild bottles and the most legible for new drinkers. Track it as part of the bench.
Every Viejo Indecente bottle at 48% makes the same argument: plant plus maestro plus proof
Tasting notes
Nose: Honey, then melon rind, wildflower, warm stone
Palate: Concentrated at 48%, with the tobalá's sweetness running against the San Isidro Guishe mineral backbone and the proof holding everything together
Finish: Dry, flinty
The bottom line
Track it. A working tobalá from a reliable bench