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Marca Negra Tobala
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Distiller:
Jorge Mendez
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Bottler:
Marca Negra
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ABV:
50.5%
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Age:
NA
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Price:
$$$$$
- Raided Score: 93
- Publication: Distiller
- Excerpt: It has a rich, decadent body and displays a myriad of flavors such as brown sugar, lemon pith, caramel, strawberries, and chalk and grape skins. It leave a slight tannic drying sensation on the sides of the mouth but is all-in-all quite alluring.
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Intro:
This is a Tobala distilled by Jorge Mendez after Marca Negra changed their name from Mano Negra. Distilled in San Luis Del Rio, this is Batch XJM27-17 and bottle 1297 / 1330. Lets dive in.
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Nose:
Sweet apricot, pepper, clay and paint. Some light agave stank, but overall there is a really lovely cotton candy undertone and a big crisp pepper note thats in your face.
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Taste:
Medium viscosity on the palate but lots of flavor. Pepper and fresh baked bread are very prominent initially, along with some clay, some ash smoke and a hint of pineapple.
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Finish:
The finish is long and ash forward. Lots of smoke here - along with pepper, burning wood, minerality and clay. Not much, if any, fruit from the nose.
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Overall:
Overall, I like this but the complexity fades after you trek past the nose. Thats not the end of the world, but I really prefer more complexity, especially in the finish. That said, this is drinking quite well, and I think its pretty good.
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Score:
5
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