Memorable Mezcal Tobalá

Memorable Mezcal Tobala is a single wild agave joven sourced from renowned palenques in and around Miahuatlan, Oaxaca, a house that focuses on wild magueyes from the region in the manner of a curator. Tobala, Agave potatorum, grows wild at high altitude and is prized and increasingly scarce: it is small, yields very little spirit, takes twelve to fifteen years to mature, and unusually produces no hijuelos, so it can only be grown from seed.
Its size and slow growth make for an intensely aromatic mezcal, and it is left unaged to keep that delicacy intact. Tobala from this part of the Sierra Sur is known for a floral, fruity profile lifted by pronounced minerality and a refined, almost creamy texture. Because Memorable draws from several producers in one region, batches vary, which is part of the appeal of a wild single agave bottling. This is a 2020 fill. Bottled at 47%.