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Sin Gusano Cuishe & Coyote
Miahuatlán karwinskii ensamble – refrescador still, double payoff
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Sin Gusano Project
- Maestro: Nicolas Garcia Gutierrez
- Region: San Luis Amatlan, Oaxaca
- Agave: Coyote, Cuishe
- ABV: 50%
- Price: $90 ($$)
Verdict
Nicolás García Gutiérrez blends cuishe and coyote the way a good chef pairs ingredients – each agave does one thing the other can't. San Luis Amatlán's mineral-rich soil gives both a through-line, and the refrescador still contributes texture most copper bottles lack. For the price, this out-delivers most single-agave karwinskii bottles on the shelf.
Two karwinskii in one bottle – the ensamble format earning its keep
Tasting notes
Nose: Wet moss, green herb, stone fruit, a faint anise lift
Palate: 50% feels measured – the cuishe's mineral weight and the coyote's sweeter lift layered through a refrescador's oilier texture, with San Luis Amatlán's ground readable underneath
Finish: Slate-tinged, herbal – long
The bottom line
The karwinskii ensamble to start with. Worth the shelf space