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El Buho Mezcal Cuishe NV (750ml)
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- Country
- Mexico
- Region
- Oaxaca
- Size
- 750 mL
Description
Cuishe is a wild agave with a tall, narrow trunk, and that is the plant behind this El Buho mezcal from Oaxaca. Mezcal is made by cooking agave and distilling the juice, and the type of agave shapes the character of each bottle.
Orange slices with salt are the customary side for sipping it neat at room temperature from a small clay cup or a copita. It also works in a Paloma or a mezcal margarita, and it goes with grilled meats and mole. There is no vintage, so open it whenever you like.
Questions about El Buho Mezcal Cuishe NV
- What is Cuishe?
- Cuishe is a wild type of agave grown in Oaxaca, used here to make mezcal. It grows slowly, often for around a decade or more, so a bottle of single agave Cuishe mezcal is a small batch product.
- How is Cuishe different from Espadín?
- Espadín is the common, farmed agave behind most mezcal. Cuishe is wild, slower and tall, and it usually gives a more herbal, savory and mineral spirit than the sweeter Espadín.
- How should you drink mezcal like Cuishe?
- Sip it neat from a small glass, which lets the herbal and smoky notes show. A slice of orange is traditional on the side, and ice would dull a single agave bottle.