Banhez Tobala Mezcal Spicy tongue-numbing oily goodness

tongue-numbing oily goodness

Fermented with a wine yeast and distilled to a slightly higher purity than usual

Pot-distilled twice from 100% New York State corn

A wine with no D

March/2015

Banhez Tobala Mezcal Spicy tongue-numbing oily goodnessBanhez is a co operative mezcal producers the village of San Miguel Ejutla in Oaxaca. Over 35 families produce traditional mezcal within the cooperative, all using recipes and methods passed down through these same families for generations. Banhez Tobala is created by Gonzalo Hernandes Bigotes using Tobala agave fermented with natural yeasts. Tobala is known for its notes of green mango and leather, and the mezcal has a refreshing herbaceous note.