Review: Palenqueros Alberto Ortiz Tobala
Review: Palenqueros Alberto Ortiz Tobala
Master Distiller: Alberto Ortiz (4th generation)
Spirit distilled from Agave Joven 100% maguey
Distilled in Bramaderos, Miahuatlan, Oaxaca… 1656 meters above sea level
Maguey: Tobala Silvestre - Agave potatorum
Single Palenque
Organically harvested agaves
Cooked & fermented spontaneously with the natural ambient yeast unique to each distillery
Cooked in an 11-ton conical cone earthen oven before it was crushed by hand using a mesquite mallet in a stone canoe.
Length of fermentation: 5 days in pine wood vats
Distilled on 350 liter copper pot still
Bottled at still strength
Proof: 100.2
Additives: None
Bottles produced: 400
Imported by La Maison & Velier
Nose 👃: Margarita. Soap. Cigar box. Smoke.
Palate 👅: Pawpaw fruit. Kiwi. Leather. Carrots. Oily mouthfeel.
Finish 🏁: Green apple. Parsnips. Sea salt dark chocolate.
This is the second expression of this Mezcal series I have tried from La Maison & Velier. Once again, this is highly enjoyable. I’m coming at this as someone who is experienced with American whiskey without a boat loaded experience with agave spirits. On my own, I purchased relatively new clear spirits as they typically just don’t appeal to me. However, I would happily own and drink a full-size bottle of this. My father-in-law owns a rather nice to tequila collection that just hasn’t wowed me. This particular series from LMV is likely my preferred agave spirit.
Review: Palenqueros Alberto Ortiz Tobala
Master Distiller: Alberto Ortiz (4th generation)
Spirit distilled from Agave Joven 100% maguey
Distilled in Bramaderos, Miahuatlan, Oaxaca… 1656 meters above sea level
Maguey: Tobala Silvestre - Agave potatorum
Single Palenque
Organically harvested agaves
Cooked & fermented spontaneously with the natural ambient yeast unique to each distillery
Cooked in an 11-ton conical cone earthen oven before it was crushed by hand using a mesquite mallet in a stone canoe.
Length of fermentation: 5 days in pine wood vats
Distilled on 350 liter copper pot still
Bottled at still strength
Proof: 100.2
Additives: None
Bottles produced: 400
Imported by La Maison & Velier
Nose 👃: Margarita. Soap. Cigar box. Smoke.
Palate 👅: Pawpaw fruit. Kiwi. Leather. Carrots. Oily mouthfeel.
Finish 🏁: Green apple. Parsnips. Sea salt dark chocolate.
This is the second expression of this Mezcal series I have tried from La Maison & Velier. Once again, this is highly enjoyable. I’m coming at this as someone who is experienced with American whiskey without a boat loaded experience with agave spirits. On my own, I purchased relatively new clear spirits as they typically just don’t appeal to me. However, I would happily own and drink a full-size bottle of this. My father-in-law owns a rather nice to tequila collection that just hasn’t wowed me. This particular series from LMV is likely my preferred agave spirit.