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Review · · by The Editors
Revelador Cuixe
Don Goyo's cuishe at 48% – a karwinskii with the right proof and the right hands
Score: 4.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Revelador Mezcal
- Maestro: Gregorio “Don Goyo” Martinez Garcia, Rodrigo Martínez Méndez
- Region: San Baltazar Guélavila, Oaxaca
- Agave: Cuishe
- ABV: 48%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
Revelador is the brand Don Goyo and his son Rodrigo run out of San Baltazar Guélavila, and this cuishe is what happens when a legendary maestro works at a proof that respects the agave. 48% is the floor for karwinskii; below it, madrecuishe and cuishe go flat. Here the signature is fully present. Pick it over Rey Campero's cuishe, and put it in conversation with Real Minero's, both are reference bottles.
Don Goyo is one of the names other mezcaleros invoke
Tasting notes
Nose: Wet stone, then celery, cooked agave, a lift of citrus peel
Palate: Structured and mineral, Gregorio 'Don Goyo' Martínez García's cuishe running the full karwinskii vegetal length, lean, upright, long. The 48% is exactly where this agave lives
Finish: Chalky, dry. Stays long
The bottom line
Don't pass. Single-maestro karwinskii at honest proof
Where to buy online
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