Reviews / Gusto Historico Cuixe con Espadin de Milpa
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Gusto Historico Cuixe con Espadin de Milpa
Cuishe and milpa espadín – Santos building an honest ensamble
Score: 3.8/5 agaves
- Producer: Gusto Histórico
- Maestro: Eusebio Santos
- Region: Miahuatlán, Oaxaca
- Agave: Cuishe, Espadin
- ABV: 46.3%
- Price: $150 ($$)
Verdict
Milpa-grown espadín is a quiet argument for what agriculture should look like. Eusebio Santos pairs it with cuishe to honest effect; the bottle is less showy than the all-karwinskii Santos expressions but by most readings more telling. Buy if you care about the agriculture as much as the liquid.
Milpa-grown espadín is a quiet argument for what agriculture should look like
Tasting notes
Nose: Cooked agave with wet stone, green herb
Palate: 46.3% lets both agaves read. Santos's cuishe adds saline mineral; the milpa-grown espadín (crop-rotated with corn) brings a gentler sweetness than commercial espadín. Legible and unpretentious
Finish: Chalky, dry – long
The bottom line
A buy. An agricultural ensamble