Los Vecinos Del Campo Tobalá is a 90-proof joven mezcal made from 100% tobalá agave in the Valles Centrales of Oaxaca, Mexico. Produced by a group of 10 mezcalero families, the agave is roasted underground, crushed with a stone molino, fermented in wooden vats and double distilled in copper pot stills. This small-batch offering is part of a collaborative project between Sazerac and Casa San Matías.
Aromatics of ripe dark forest fruits, dark fully ripened grape skins and the leaf, lead onto a flavour profile combining the additions of white pepper and tonka bean mingle with deftness and precision. Sweet, easy drinking delightful. "
The smoke intense and laced with a heavy red pepper character and loads of spice, leading to a finish that’s overwhelming with both smoke and fruit on its way out. It feels unbalanced and blown-out in more dimension than one. I just never found it approachable.
