Mezcal El Rey Zapoteco Cuishe Joven 700 ml 45%

Base Price: 121,43€ per 1 liter. All prices include VAT & exclude shipping.

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Base Price: 121,43€ per 1 liter
All prices include VAT & exclude shipping

This wild agave reaches maturity after 9-12 years. It produces a mezcal of intense mineral and citric flavors with spicy notes. It is perfectly balanced with soft herbal notes that linger on the palate. ABV 45%

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Description

About Mezcal El Rey Zapoteco Cuishe

Agave Cuishe
Agave Cuishe (Karwinskii)

 

This mezcal is made by El Rey Zapoteco from the cuishe agave (also known as cuish or cuixe). Cuishe is a subspecies of the Karwinskii family. It is a wild agave which matures in 9 to 12 years.

The cuishe grows in a long, slender stalk, which can make it difficult to harvest.

It produces a mezcal that has intense mineral and citric flavors with spicy notes. It is perfectly balanced with soft herbal notes that linger on the palate.

Additional information

Master distiller

Hernandez Escobar Family

Production site

Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca, México

Production method

Traditionally handcrafted

Agave variety

Cuishe (Karwinskii)

Volume

700 ml.

Alcohol content

45%

Harvesting method

Traditional hoe and machete

Oven

Conical oven with river rocks covered with a blanket and earth

Wood

Oak

Grinding method

Chilean tahona from quarry

Fermentation

Natural fermentation in pine and oak wooden vats

Distillation

Double distillation in copper still and cooling coils

Tasting notes

This mezcal has intense mineral and citric flavors with spicy notes. It is perfectly balanced with soft herbal notes that linger on the palate.