Banhez Cuishe Mezcal

Banhez is a cooperative of 36 farming families from San Miguel Ejutla in the Ejutla region of Oaxaca, built by Francisco Javier, a former president of the National Mezcal Council, and now led by his son Luis. Each bottling is a single expression from the co-op's growers, bottled at 47% ABV (94 proof) in a 750ml bottle. The Cuishe is made from 100% cuishe agave, a member of the Karwinskii group of Oaxacan agaves, a family that tends to produce slender, vibrant, terroir-driven mezcals. The producer's notes call it an easy sipper with tropical fruit, an acidic dryness and the herbal character typical of the variety. A reviewer on a retailer page picked out floral notes, guava and papaya, cinnamon, creamy chocolate and balanced smoke, which gives a sense of how much range is packed into this bottle. It is a good entry point for anyone curious about wild and semi-wild agaves beyond Espadín. Serve it neat in a copita at room temperature, or use it in a spirit-forward cocktail such as a mezcal Negroni where its dry, herbal side can stand out against bitter and sweet ingredients.

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