Tepanal Tobala

Tepanal Ancestral Tobalá

A wild agave mezcal, clay-pot distilled in Santa María Sola de Vega, Oaxaca, by mezcalero Rafael “Rafa” García Aragon in the traditional ancestral style. The name honors the town’s history: Tepanal comes from Tepanaltepec, a Nahuatl name meaning “hill of honeycombs.”

Tobalá is a small, wild-growing agave (Agave potatorum) that yields very little sugar, which makes it one of the most prized and sought-after agaves in mezcal. The agaves are roasted in a pit oven, fermented for several days in cypress tanks with open-air yeasts, milled with a mechanical shredder, and double distilled in small clay pots. The result is a mezcal with a real sense of place, with refreshing cucumber, soft spearmint, low smoke, and young cilantro, finishing citric and balanced.

Sip it neat in a small glass or copita, slowly, and give it a moment to open up.

750ml · 48% ABV