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El Rey Zapoteco Cuishe
El Rey Zapoteco cuishe at 48% – a workable mid-tier karwinskii at commercial specialty proof
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: El Rey Zapoteco Mezcal
- Maestro: Hernandez Escobar Family
- Region: Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca
- Agave: Cuishe
- ABV: 48%
- Price: $49 ($$)
Verdict
Respectable commercial-specialty production, not elaborate, not sloppy, honest about what the bottle is: a distribution-scale wild-agave offering at appropriate proof. Buy it if you can't find Vago's cuishe or a Mezcalosfera at similar money; El Rey Zapoteco is the reliable mid-tier bottle when the boutique-import shelf is empty.
A solid mid-tier cuishe from a distribution-scale producer that respects the karwinskii family
Tasting notes
Nose: Green pepper with mineral damp
Palate: Lean at 48% – cuishe's vegetal spine is intact, and the proof does the structural work the agave wants
Finish: Cooling, drying, with a slow river rock fade. Long
The bottom line
Fine as a category introduction
Where to buy online
We found this bottle at 1 US retailer. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.