Agave Mixtape Lalo Cuishe-Tepeztate

Item: Agave Mixtape Lalo Cuishe-Tepeztate
Rating: 4.0
Author: The Editors

Lalo's cuishe-tepeztate for Agave Mixtape – two wild agaves finding complement

Score: 4.0/5 agaves

Producer: Agave Mixtape
Maestro: Eduardo "Lalo" Angeles
Region: Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca
Agave: Cuishe, Tepextate
ABV: 47%
Price: $68 ($$)

Verdict

A solid Lalocura collaboration. Cuishe-tepeztate at 47% is a natural pairing that most producers attempt at some point – the cuishe's mineral spine and tepextate's floral-herbal lift share enough register to coexist without fighting. Lalo Ángeles's clay-still production delivers the composition with the Minas textural weight that defines the Lalocura catalog. Consensus matches. A reference-adjacent ensamble.

Cuishe + tepeztate is a natural pairing done by a producer who knows

Tasting notes

Nose: Green pepper up front. Wildflower, wet stone underneath

Palate: Lean and aromatic at 47% – the tepeztate's lift over cuishe's mineral spine

Finish: Drying, cooling

The bottom line

A reference-adjacent ensamble