Cuish Largo

Verdict

Largo is a karwinskii variant that tends to read more vegetal than cuishe or madrecuishe, and Rufino Felipe Martinez handles it cleanly – but 46% is a real ceiling on this agave family. Reach for the Cuish cuish or the Mezcalosfera madrecuishe if you want karwinskii at the proof it deserves. Named maestro, undersold proof.

Tasting notes

Nose: Celery, pine, dry grass, a thin mineral note

Palate: 46% is a ceiling for karwinskii and largo deserves higher – Rufino's hand is careful but the proof holds the agave back from where it wants to go

Finish: Dry, clean – medium

The bottom line

A pass unless you're mapping the karwinskii subspecies – then pour carefully