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Wild Common

Wild Common
Cuishe Blanco Mezcal Artesanal

Category: Blanco Mezcal

Date Tasted:
Country: Mexico
Alcohol: 46%
95 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$80

Wild Common
Cuishe Blanco Mezcal Artesanal

Category: Blanco Mezcal

Date Tasted:
Country: Mexico
Alcohol: 46%
Clear color. Aromas and flavors of pineapple marinated grilled pork belly, grilled peppers, grilled sweet corn, and matcha with a round, crisp, dry medium body and a warming, compelling, medium-length finish evoking notes of smoked fruity pebbles, grilled pineapple, seared mango, and smoked lemongrass. The sipper you want with some of the finest al pastor tacos or oysters; a superb Blanco Mezcal that is flush and loaded with tons of character; let’s just sit around and nose this all day.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: pineapple marinated grilled pork belly, grilled peppers, grilled sweet corn, and matcha
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of smoked fruity pebbles, grilled pineapple, seared mango, and smoked lemongrass
Smoothness Smoothness: Warming
Enjoy Enjoy: in cocktails, neat, on the rocks and with cigars
Cocktail Cocktails: Paloma, Sangrita, Tommy's Margarita
Bottom Line Bottom Line: The sipper you want with some of the finest al pastor tacos or oysters; a superb Blanco Mezcal that is flush and loaded with tons of character; let's just sit around and nose this all day.

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Their Portfolio

94 Wild Common Blanco Tequila 42% (Mexico) $70.00.
94 Wild Common Reposado Tequila 43% (Mexico) $85.00.
95 Wild Common Cuishe Blanco Mezcal Artesanal 46% (Mexico) $80.00.

Blanco Mezcal

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Serve in a Copita
Blanco mezcal is a spirit from Mexico that can be made from as many as 18 different types of the agave plant, some cultivated and some wild. Most are produced in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. A blanco mezcal is distilled in a copper still (sometimes double distilled) and is not aged in oak, thus preserving a clear appearance.

Mezcal is often confused with tequila, as both are made from agave. But while tequila must be made from one specific blue agave, mezcal can be produced from eighteen different types of agave (maguey). There are two types of mezcal, those made exclusively from maguey and those made from at least 80% maguey mixed with other ingredients. Mezcal has similar aging terms as tequila, such as reposado and añejo, but generally mezcal is more of an artisanal product, so examples of mezcal vary more than tequila.

Most are double-distilled, while some are triple-distilled and then aged for several years in oak barrels. Flavors range from smoked herbs and pepper to tobacco and charred fruits. Serve these on their own, in an adventuresome cocktail, or with a cigar.