Erstwhile Tepeztate-Tobalá Ensamble Mezcal

Description

Mezcal: Erstwhile Tepeztate-Tobalá Ensamble

This mezcal features a blend of two drastically different agaves, the tepeztate and tobalá. It’s a delicate balance of green and vegetal notes on one side, and a pleasant fruity sweetness on the other.

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Size: 750ML

Proof: 88 (44% ABV)

Origin: Mexico

Distillery: Silverio García Luis & Epifania Gómez Mejía

The Erstwhile Tepeztate-Tobalá Ensamble Mezcal is a blend of two different mezcals, one made with tepeztate and the other with tobalá agaves. The first brings green and vegetal notes, while the other takes care of the sweetness, fruit, and a full body. Produced by Juan Hernández Méndez & Hortensia Hernández Martínez, this small-batch mezcal is made from naturally-fermented agaves that are distilled using traditional methods and bottled at 88 proof.

Erstwhile Tepeztate-Tobalá Ensamble Mezcal Tasting Notes

Nose: Vegetal, and pear notes of the tepeztate, followed by the sweetness, fruitiness, and rounder body of the tobalá.

Palate: The two complement each other beautifully with green pepper, a minerality, and smooth caramel notes.

Finish: Dry, with a gentle smokiness.

Distillery Information

Meet Silverio García Luis and Epifania Gómez Mejía, a producer family of Zapotec heritage based in Rancho Blanco Güilá, Oaxaca. Counting Silverio and Epifania, there has been at least three generations of mezcaleros in the García family. Epifania did not grow up in a mezcal family, but learned the ropes and became a mezcalera of her own right after marrying into the García family. She was recently recognized as a Woman in Mezcal in the January 2020 edition of El Mezcal, an online publication by the Mezcal Regulatory Council (also known as the CRM, short for Consejo Regulador del Mezcal).