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Lalocura Cuishe

Cuishe rendered with the weight most cuishes lack

Score: 4.0/5 agaves

Lalocura Cuishe bottle
  • Producer: Lalocura Mezcal
  • Maestro: Eduardo "Lalo" Angeles
  • Region: Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca
  • Agave: Cuishe
  • ABV: 47%
  • Price: $70 ($$)

Verdict

47% is appropriate. Lalocura's cuishe is one of the category's clearer demonstrations of what the clay still does to an agave, side by side with a copper-still cuishe (Vago at similar price, Rey Campero lower tier) the textural difference is immediate. Clay adds density that copper can't; the cuishe's karwinskii lightness still comes through but with structural weight underneath. Consensus 4.4 is accurate. A category-education bottle.

Clay-still cuishe is a different conversation than copper-still cuishe

Tasting notes

Nose: Green pepper, wet stone, damp leaf, faint citrus

Palate: Denser and more mineral than typical cuishe, the clay still adds textural depth copper-still cuishe cannot reach

Finish: Drying, cooling – long

The bottom line

The thinking drinker's cuishe

Where to buy online

We found this bottle at 2 US retailers. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.

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