El Rey Zapoteco Cuishe Mezcal

Mezcal: El Rey Zapoteco Cuishe

El Rey Zapoteco is one of Oaxacas oldest artisanal mezcal brands that still produces its mezcal entirely in-house.

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Size: 750ML

Proof: 96 (48% ABV)

Origin: Mexico

Distillery: NOM-O71X

El Rey Zapoteco Cuishe is made from fully mature, wild maguey Cuishe cut by hand with machete and hoe and cooked using oak wood in an underground conical oven made of river rocks covered with soil. The cooked agaves are crushed by horse-driven Chilean quarry tahona. The crushed agave fibers are fermented in open air pine vats using natural yeasts. The fermented agave is distilled twice in copper stills to yield a 48% ABV Cuishe mezcal with vegetal notes and hints of fresh linen. A long finish, more than 2 minutes, with pepper and smoke.

El Rey Zapoteco Cuishe Mezcal Tasting Notes

Nose: Nose is complex yet not overwhelming.

Palate: This is extremely rich and very balanced in flavour.

Finish: Lingering finish.

Distillery Information

One of Oaxacas oldest artisanal mezcal brands that still produces its mezcal in-house, El Rey Zapoteco was founded in 1960 by Don Serafn Hernandez Blas in Santiago Matatln. Today, the business is run by the family matriarch Doa Juana and Don Serafins sons. Caretakers of agave fields that routinely yield some of Oaxacas largest agaves, the Hernandez family are faithful stewards of production techniques that remain the same as they were at their founding.