Vago Cuixe - Aquilino Garcia Lopez

Verdict

Aquilino García López's output for Vago is consistently the best in the range, and the cuishe is a textbook demonstration. 50% gives the karwinskii vegetal-mineral signature room to develop fully; Candelaria Yegolé production adds a structural weight that makes cuishe drink heavier than most copper-still cuishes reach. Consensus matches. If you want to understand cuishe, start here, and if you want to understand why Aquilino is the name to look for on a Vago label.

Tasting notes

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

Palate: Dense, mineral, with the cuishe's vegetal signature amplified by 50% ABV and Candelaria Yegolé production

Finish: Drying, cooling, very long

The bottom line

Reference cuishe for the price tier

Where to buy online

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

• K&L Wines
• Old Town Tequila