Lalocura Cuishe is distilled in small clay pots in Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca. Like many mezcaleros, Lalo has been making mezcal for most of his life.
About this mezcal
Lalocura Cuishe is made by Eduardo “Lalo” Angeles in Santa Catarina Minas. He mashes all of his cooked agave by hand with wooden mallets, and ferments in the open air using only natural yeasts. Santa Catarina Minas is known as one of the best places to find great clay pot distilled mezcal, and Lalo has quickly become renowned in the area. Similar to other producers in this area, the term Cuishe is used to describe an Agave Rhodacantha, which is what most other regions would call an maguey Mexicano.
Lalocura Mezcal
Before starting Lalocura in 2014, Eduardo “Lalo” Ángeles spent years working as the fourth generation master mezcalero of his family’s brand Real Minero, where he combined a lifetime of working under his father, the late, great Don Lorenzo with a collegiate degree in agricultural engineering. Many Real Minero bottles from several years ago actually have Eduardo listed alongside his father as the master distiller. Lalocura’s clay pot distilled mezcals have built a steady cult following over the last few years. People from around the world show up at the palenque in Santa Catarina Minas each day hoping to spend time listening to Lalo tell stories while they taste the 20+ expressions he has resting in glass at any given time. If you like clay pot distilled mezcal and you like Real Minero, it’s highly recommended that you find some Lalocura.
Read about our visit to Lalocura in the blog post A Tour with Oaxacking: Mezcal Lalocura
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Zack Klamn
542 reviewsLot: Cuishe-2022-01
Nose – Creamy key lime pie. Banana. 7up soda.
Palate – Heat is dialed back even for 47% – has a lighter feel. But full of flavor. Plantain chips. Coconut meat. Ash. Turkey jerky. Tingly finish – big time clay and some white chocolate in the finish and aftertaste. A fanstastic destilado by Lalo!
Soxfan
18 reviewsSomething very sharp and assertive is going on here but I can’t quite put my finger on exactly what makes it so damn delicious. Not that it matters. Just follow your taste buds and you will be rewarded. 2017 distillation date. 23/624. Lot L-08 cus.
aarild
153 reviewsSmells of flint, leather and cherry pits. Herbal and mineral palate, vanilla and some fruity agave towards a bit short finish. Medium viscosity. It falls short of the other Karwinskii offerings from Lalocura, but is absolutely solid and good.
Edit: Adding half a star after noting that this is subtler than his other expressions, not the mezcal to drink too late in the evening.
Meady
53 reviewsVery balanced and complex. Creamy mouthfeel. Standard Lalo territory from the off.
On the palate, it soars between savoury herbs, sweet grapefruit, clove, five spice, wet stone and clay; and it keeps on giving.
As usual, when it’s on the shelf and you’re not in the mood for anything in particular, you reach for the Lalo. It never lasts as long as you want, but you also never regret it.
Derekac7
19 reviewsAmazing! Caramel, cream, herbs, clay, and citrus. Perfect for an after dinner, digestif!
DavidB
6 reviewsPleasant heat… Alluring smoke…. creamy mouthfeel… polished finish… complex aromas that endure.
I consider Lalo’s mezcal to be fine art… A reflection of Oaxacan values and beliefs in the form of mezcal… He is a man of great character and integrity, and I feel lingering enthusiasm in sharing this mezcal.
GreenspointTexas
385 reviewsBrown butter, herbs, and citrus. Finish is smooth like an infants bottom. Up there with Lalo’s best
COak
238 reviewsMarch 2019. Very bold. Hot up front. Hazelnut and tropical fruit finish
Rakhal
430 reviewsI forgot to write down the lot number for this one but it was absolutely brilliant!!! Very savory and complex, like an herbal liqueur. Caramel, clove, cinnamon, coconut, vanilla, allspice, flan, kalua, baileys, benedictine. So creamy!
Squashplayer
36 reviewsRipe bananas and creme brûlée that transitions into wet leaves and dirt after the first taste. I think it is the clay distillation coming through. Very enjoyable. Lot 08. 4-4.5 stars
Nic Hnastchenko
108 reviewsLot 08 CUS (?I can’t read the second part of this)
Took a dive into Lalo’s mezcal yesteday, had this after the Tobasiche and it did not disappoint, would need another taste to get into the flavor profile, but definitely turned me on to their mezcals, very well rounded. Also I’m curious if Cuishe and Mexicano are the same agave?