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Sacapalabras Cuishe

Lalo Ángeles's cuishe – 50% and every point earned

Score: 4.0/5 agaves

Sacapalabras Cuishe bottle
  • Producer: Sacapalabras Mezcal
  • Maestro: Eduardo "Lalo" Angeles
  • Region: Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca
  • Agave: Cuishe
  • ABV: 50%
  • Price: $65 ($$)

Verdict

Eduardo "Lalo" Ángeles, yes, the Lalocura Lalo – quietly bottles under Sacapalabras at 50% across the line, which is the proof declaration the catalog deserves. The cuishe is clean and upright, a Lalocura-adjacent bottle at a lower markup. No consensus yet; reading at 4.0. Serious pour.

Cuishe at 50 is cuishe without the apology clause

Tasting notes

Nose: Wet stone, then saline breeze, faint green herb, crushed mint

Palate: 50% is where karwinskii gets interesting; cuishe's mineral-saline register reads with clarity and cut, no padding

Finish: Cool, saline, long

The bottom line

Buy if Lalocura is out of reach or out of stock

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