Reviews / Del Maguey Cuixe
Review · · by The Editors
Del Maguey Cuixe
Cuishe in the Del Maguey voice – clean, legible, a touch too tame
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Del Maguey Mezcal
- Maestro: Florencio Carlos Sarmiento, Florencio Carlos Vasquez, Luis Carlos Vasquez
- Region: Santa Maria Albarradas, Oaxaca
- Agave: Cuishe
- ABV: 45%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
Del Maguey's cuishe is a legitimate introduction to the agave, just not the deepest expression. The Vago, Lalocura, and Rey Campero cuishes push the style harder at higher proofs; Del Maguey polishes it down for broader drinkability, which is the house bargain across the range. At 45% the agave's edges are softer than drinkers calibrated to specialty producers will expect. Consensus matches. Fine as a gateway; climb the ladder for the full karwinskii experience.
Approachable cuishe for drinkers still calibrating on wild agaves
Tasting notes
Nose: Green pepper, wet stone, mineral damp
Palate: The cuishe signature is there, lean, herbal, saline – but at 45% ABV the agave's edges are softer than in the reference bottlings
Finish: Cooling, dry – medium-long
The bottom line
A gateway cuishe. Move up the ladder from here