Gusto Historico Cuixito / Espadin

Item: Gusto Historico Cuixito / Espadin
Rating: 4.0
Author: The Editors

Cuishito with espadín – Santos thinking small and precise

Score: 4.0/5 agaves

Producer: Gusto Histórico
Maestro: Eusebio Santos
Region: Miahuatlán, Oaxaca
Agave: Cuishito, Espadin
ABV: 49%
Price: $150 ($$)

Verdict

Cuishito is karwinskii at its most wiry – don't miss the difference from barril or madrecuishe. Eusebio Santos delivers it with typical clarity; the espadín is more structural than flavorful here. Buy as a karwinskii-category study.

Cuishito is karwinskii at its most wiry – don't miss the difference

Tasting notes

Nose: Cucumber, then cooked agave, dry flowers, wet stone

Palate: Cuishito is a smaller-plant karwinskii that leans sharper and brighter than its larger relatives; 49% holds the mineral edge while the espadín softens the body

Finish: Long, dry, chalky

The bottom line

Buy for the karwinskii set