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Review · · by The Editors
Wild Common Cuishe
Gregorio García's cuishe, legibly rendered at honest proof
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Wild Common
- Maestro: Gregorio Garcia
- Region: San Luis Amatlan, Oaxaca
- Agave: Cuishe
- ABV: 46%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
Wild Common's bet on individual-maestro bottlings pays off here. Gregorio García has the cuishe dialed in, and at 46% the agave reads the way it should, dry, mineral, a little austere. Not a first-mezcal bottle; this one rewards drinkers who already know what karwinskii tastes like. Track it over Bozal's cuishe if you can find both.
Rocky, spare, unembellished – cuishe with nothing put on top of it
Tasting notes
Nose: Wet stone, green celery, cut grass, cooked agave, a thread of citrus oil
Palate: Lean and mineral at 46%, the cuishe's vegetal spine running the length of the sip without apology. Mid-weight, clean, pointed
Finish: Dry, faintly saline – medium-long
The bottom line
A patient bottle. Worth the table time
Where to buy online
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