Hedonistas De La Fe Tobala Mezcal Artesanal 92 proof

Smoke forward nose, with notes of tropical fruit. Spice, green pepper, and citrus marry in this full-bodied and balanced mezcal with a long finish. A powerhouse sipping elixir for the discerning palate.

Maestro Mezcalero Gerardo Kan Santiago Hernandez greets us dressed in denim and an open-collar shirt. He is a big man. Stoic and salt of the earth. He pours Tobala to the brim of several jcaras, cups carved from the dried, hulled fruit of the Crescentia tree.

Kan is a fourth-generation mezcalero raised in Matatlan. He is inseparable from this place. Carrying mesquite as a boy to the tapada or helping his father in the agave fields, Kan was fully immersed in all facets of the craft and developed a profound understanding of the blessings of the land.