Erstwhile Tobalá Mezcal (2023 Ancestral Limited Edition)

Crafted from 100% ripe Tobalá agave, this delightful sipper – bursting with ripe tropical fruits and sweet caramel notes – is the ultimate crowd pleaser for mezcal connoisseurs and first-time drinkers alike. A legacy of the era when Mezcal production was illegal in Oaxaca, this Erstwhile 2023 Ancestral Limited Release rescues a García family tradition that had been forgotten for almost fifty years.  Distilled in clay pots.  Hand-hollowed distillation tube made from quiote (flowering stalk of agave plants) instead of metal.  In the 1960's and 1970's, Don Lencho - Silverio García's father - would use hollowed out quiote instead of copper tubes, to evade the military that would come and seize his distillation equipment by force.    ABV: 48.0%