- Mezcal produced in San Cristobal Lachirioag
- Maestro Mezcalero Edgar Gonzalez Ramirez
- Distilled from 100% Espadín (Agave angustifolia)
- Cooked in a conical earthen pit oven with adobo top, fired by collected driftwood
- Milled using a traditional stone tahona
- Fermented in open-air pine vats (tinas)
- Distilled twice using traditional wood-fired copper pot stills
- 48.5% ABV (ABV varies batch to batch)
Lighter bodied and more acidic than most Espadín, this is a unique and tropical example of the category. Excellent on its own, as an education in the impact of terroir, and especially delightful in stirred cocktails such as a Mezcal Negroni!
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
NV
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Oaxaca
Spirit Type:
Agave / Sotol / Pox
Spirit Sub Type:
Destilado de Agave
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | MX-XTM-01-NV | 6/750ml |
| Alternate | MX-XTM-01-NVA | 12/750ml |
| Connecticut Spirit | MX-XTM-01-NVCT | 12/750ml |
Tasting Notes
The agaves used for Mezcal Tosba grow among coffee, mango, pineapple & banana trees and sugarcane. The water is sweet and pure, and comes from natural springs flowing from beneath the mountains. Made with ten year old Agave angustifolia, Tosba Espadín has a light nose with long lasting citrus and fruit on the tongue. The flavor of smoke is subtle, a direct result of the driftwood-fired roasting of the agave hearts in Tosba’s unique adobe-lipped earthen oven. A truly unique example of this agave variety through the lens of Oaxacan terroir. 48.5% (ABV varies batch to batch)
Press & Reviews
VinePair
Score
93
Date
2024-05-24
"Whether you think of entry-level as being tied to price or mass market appeal, this Espadín represents the pinnacle on both fronts. Its attractive nose — which leads with floral, fruity, candied, and lightly smoky aromas — and flavorsome palate ensure newbies and seasoned agave spirits drinkers alike have much to savor here."