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Review · · by The Editors
Cuish Pichumetl
Puebla tepeztate – Caltepec's pichumetl, at 50%
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Cuish Mezcales
- Maestro: Enrique Esquivel
- Region: Caltepec, Puebla
- Agave: Pichumetl
- ABV: 50%
- Price: $70 ($)
Verdict
Pichumetl is what Puebla calls its tepeztate and the agave behaves differently here – drier, more austere, less floral. Enrique Esquivel at 50% keeps the Caltepec character loud. Buy this next to a Mitla tepeztate if you want a real sense of what state lines do to marmorata. Cuish keeps the cross-state comparison possible.
Puebla tepeztate drinks like a different country – because it is
Tasting notes
Nose: Green pepper, dust, dried citrus, sage
Palate: Pichumetl (a Puebla tepeztate) at 50% under Enrique Esquivel's hand – drier and more austere than Oaxacan tepeztate, with Caltepec's high-desert sharpness
Finish: Mineral, dry – very long
The bottom line
A Puebla counter-argument to Oaxacan tepeztate – buy for the contrast
Where to buy online
We found this bottle at 4 US retailers. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.
- South Lyndale – $109.99
- Saratoga Wine – $96.4
- CraftShack
- Astor Wines