El Rey Zapoteco Tobala is made from the family’s estate grown “capon”, fully mature, Tobala magueyes that are cut by hand with machete and hoe and cooked using oak wood in an underground conical oven made of river rocks covered with soil. The cooked agaves are crushed by horse-driven Chilean quarry tahona.
Brand | El Rey Zapoteco
Mezcalero | Familia Hernandez Escobar
Agave Species | Agave Potatorum (tobalá)
Agave Variety | Tobala
Country | Mexico
State | Oaxaca
Mezcal Category | Mezcal Artesanal
ABV | 45%
Roast | Underground
Crush | Tahona
Fermentation | Fermented in wooden tinas
Distillation | Double distilled in copper alembics
Tasting Notes | Click for Tasting Notes
Mezcalero | Familia Hernandez Escobar
Agave Species | Agave Potatorum (tobalá)
Agave Variety | Tobala
Country | Mexico
State | Oaxaca
Mezcal Category | Mezcal Artesanal
ABV | 45%
Roast | Underground
Crush | Tahona
Fermentation | Fermented in wooden tinas
Distillation | Double distilled in copper alembics
Tasting Notes | Click for Tasting Notes