Don Amado Tobala & Bicuishe is made with maguey Tobala and maguey Bicuishe in the small town of Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca. This town is well-known for their clay pot distillation that has been practiced in the community for generations.
Don Amado’s mezcaleros carefully handcraft all of their mezcals from 100% mature highland agave plants. After roasting the hearts of these premium agaves in wood-burning earthen pits, the plants’ treasured juices are distilled in traditional Oaxacan ceramic-and-bamboo pot stills. This unique distillation method gives Don Amado mezcals their distinctive smoky flavor and herbal bouquet, while proudly honoring a sixteenth-century production tradition native to the state of Oaxaca.
Nose: Rich aromas of roast agave, oceanic salt spray, with notes of lactic fermentation.
Palate: It opens with a rumbling timpani and then bursts of mineral highlights. In the background, these brooding flavors from the woody Bicuishe are always subsumed in the sweet minerality of the Tobala.
Alc. Vol: 46% ABV (92 Proof)