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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
- 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