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Gusto Historico Tepextate, Tobala, y Espadin – Velasco

Gusto Historico Tepextate, Tobala, y Espadin is at a lower, normal ABV. There was also a puntas release of this mezcal at a higher ABV.

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Category:Destilado de Agave
Cost:$$$
Brand:Gusto Histórico
Mezcalero:Virgilio Velasco Perez
Maguey:Espadin, Tepeztate, Tobala
Agave:Angustifolia, Marmorata, Potatorum
Milling:Tahona
Distillation:Copper
Style:Ensamble
State:Oaxaca
Town:San Luis del Rio
ABV: 45.9%
Batch size: Lot VV.03.17.TTE
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About this destilado de agave

Gusto Historico Tepextate, Tobala, y Espadin was produced by Virgilio Velasco in San Luis del Rio, Oaxaca. The agaves are crushed by tahona, fermented in cypress tanks, and double stilled in 350 liter copper pot stills. There was also a version of this release that was bottled at a higher ABV (aka Puntas).

Gusto Histórico

Gusto Histórico specializes in bringing unique destilados de agave y mezcales tradicionales to the market. The brand was started by one of the co-founders of famed Oaxacan mezcaleria Mezcaloteca, and the Gusto Histórico brand features many of the same producers, with a focus on preserving traditional production methods and practices.

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176 reviews
Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars10 months ago

Review #102: On the nose is sweet sharpie, fresh watermelon, and pinesol. The palate has sweet jalapeno, watermelon juice, pine, lemongrass, grapefruit, lemon oils, vanilla, while the finish has some bitter smokes herbs and black pepper.

This is a really fun mix of the vegetal tepextate and fruity tobala. The jalapeno and sweet watermelon play well off eachother having a back and forth alongside the bright acidity. The finish is anticlimactic and what holds this back for me with a bit too much brash smokey bitterness.

Review #102: On the nose is sweet sharpie, fresh watermelon, and pinesol. The palate has sweet jalapeno, watermelon juice, pine, lemongrass, grapefruit, lemon oils, vanilla, while the finish has some bitter smokes herbs and black pepper.
This is a really fun mix of the vegetal tepextate and fruity tobala. The jalapeno and sweet watermelon play well off eachother having a back and forth alongside the bright acidity. The finish is anticlimactic and what holds this back for me with a bit too much b

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