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Gracias a Dios Cuixe

  • Distiller:

    Oscar Hernandez

  • Bottler:

    Gracias a Dios

  • ABV:

    45%

  • Age:

    NA

  • Price:
    $$$$$
  • Intro:

    This Cuixe is, unsurprisingly at this point, the handiwork of Oscar Hernandez, who distilled the batch on copper in Matatlan. Let's dive in. Day 6 of 7 in the Thank GaD mezcal mini series.

  • Nose:

    Sweet cream, rich pepper, pungent ash smoke, a clean minerality. Lots going on. Almost a hint of citrus tang.

  • Taste:

    Rich and sweet. Pepper first, followed by lots of confectioners sugar, and cream cheese frosting. Sweet with a mineral undertoe. Pepper, slate, some limestone almost are introduced to balance the sweets. Faint ash smoke on the back palate. Pretty complex.

  • Finish:

    Long, but gently and supple. Lots of complexity. Sweet, mango fruits. This is followed by pepper, lemon curd, honey, ash smoke and a faint cabbage/lettuce vegetable note. Really nice progression, too easy to drink.

  • Overall:

    This demonstrates something I wished the Tepeztate had - excellent balance. There is so much sweet cream, it'd be cloying if it weren't for the expert integration of the vegetable and mineral notes. This is really well done, a great expression to say the least.

  • Score:

    7

  • By t8ke
  • Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources
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