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Liquor · Tequila

Mezcal Del Maguey Tobala 750

Pay online, pick up at the shop, 2690 Broadway. Ready in about 2 hours during pickup hours. Orders placed after 5:30 PM (4:30 PM on Sunday) are ready the next day from 10:30 AM (11:30 AM Sunday).

The tasting card

Size

750 ML

Category

Mezcal, single village, tobala agave

Producer

Del Maguey Single Village Mezcal

Distillery

Family palenque of Rogelio Martinez Cruz, Santa Maria Albarradas

Region

Santa Maria Albarradas, Oaxaca, Mexico

Proof

90

Alcohol

45%

Mash bill

Wild tobala agave, plants over twelve years old

How it is made

Agave roasted in an earth pit for about 30 days, left to ferment naturally, then distilled twice in small copper stills over a wood fire

Classic cocktails

Best sipped neat, slowly

Tasting note

Roses and lilac on the nose with ripe fruit, then a palate of mango, a touch of cinnamon and a stony mineral edge, ending long, rich and creamy.

About this bottle

Del Maguey began bringing village-made mezcal from Oaxaca to the US in 1995, working with Zapotec and Mixtec farming families. This Tobala comes from Rogelio Martinez Cruz and his family, who work on a warm hillside planted with fruit trees and roses in Santa Maria Albarradas.