Reviews / Creyente Cuishe
Review · · by The Editors
Creyente Cuishe
The anomaly in the Creyente range – a cuishe that somehow survived the industrial hand
Score: 3.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Creyente Mezcal
- Region: Tlacolula, Oaxaca
- Agave: Cuishe
- ABV: 40%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
Creyente Cuishe is significantly more interesting than the Joven, the wild agave apparently survived the industrial hand, which is both a compliment to cuishe's resilience and a reminder that commercial mezcal can clear a low bar when the agave demands it. Consensus 4.5 is too generous (likely a small-sample artifact); we'd land at 3. Not a bottle to hunt for; a bottle to accept if offered.
The bottle that makes you give Creyente one more chance
Tasting notes
Nose: Green pepper, then mineral damp, soft fruit, faint smoke
Palate: Thinner than a typical cuishe, but the agave character comes through, an unexpected legitimate bottle in an otherwise commercial portfolio. The karwinskii signature is present even at the proof Diageo chose for distribution economics
Finish: Clean, faintly vegetal. Stays medium-long
The bottom line
Not worth hunting down, but drinkable if it's in front of you
Where to buy online
We found this bottle at 1 US retailer. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.
- Flaviar – $113.99