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5 Sentidos Cuishe de Moho

Cuishe de Moho from Nicolás García Gutiérrez – a rare sub-variety of cuishe worth the vocabulary lesson

Score: 4.5/5 agaves

5 Sentidos Cuishe de Moho bottle
  • Producer: 5 Sentidos
  • Maestro: Nicolas Garcia Gutierrez
  • Region: San Luis Amatlan, Oaxaca
  • Agave: Cuishe
  • ABV: 48.57%
  • Price: $66 ($$)

Verdict

'De moho' is a sub-variant designation most producers erase, a mossier, wetter register of cuishe that's easier to blend into standard cuishe than to bottle separately. García Gutiérrez preserves the distinction where most producers would normalize it. The kind of editorial decision that makes 5 Sentidos worth tracking across the range.

Cuishe de moho is a vocabulary word worth shelf space

Tasting notes

Nose: Green pepper with mineral damp, a faint floral high note and trace of dry hay

Palate: Lean and complex at 48.57% – cuishe de moho has its own profile, distinct from the standard karwinskii family member

Finish: Cooling, drying, with a slow flinty fade. Very long

The bottom line

Earns the slot if you want the category to widen

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