La Medida Tobasiche Mezcal 46% 750ml Nom-o209x, Chichicapam; Maestra Mezcalera Berta Vasquez
Description: | Mezcal produced in San Baltazar Chichicapam, Oaxaca Maestra Mezcalera Berta Vasquez 100% Tobasiche (Agave karwinskii) Cooked in an earthen oven and milled using tahona Fermented in open-air wooden tanks (tinas) Distilled twice on a copper pot still Leaning into the vegetal notes of the variety, this batch offers a nose of pea sprouts and lightly burnt toast, the cheesy-nutty aroma of nutritional yeast, and a bit of damp sidewalk. On the palate, green beans and walnut shells roll loose among toasted coconut and toasted cinnamon, fennel seed, and dried apricot; like having a tropical cocktail while sitting in an herb garden. 46% Abv (abv may vary batch to batch) A rare treat, the Agave karwinskii batches from Berta Vasquez are widely admired among mezcal aficionados as exceptional examples of the speciesin particular, her work with the tall and slender Tobasiche. |
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Price: | $ 109.99 |
Price in original currency: | None |
Available from Hi-Time Wine Cellars
Address: |
250 Ogle Street Costa Mesa, CA 92627 United States |
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Telephone (toll-free): | 800-331-3005 |
Telephone (regular): | 949-650-8463 |
Fax: | 949-631-6863 |
First added to 1000 Corks on July 12, 2024.