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Cuishe
Common name
Cuishe
Scientific name
Agave karwinskii
Description
Cuishe grows in slim, column-like stalks that shoot vertical instead of spreading wide. Those narrow, upward-pointing leaves make it look a bit punk.
Size
6-12 ft (1.83-3.66 m)
States
Oaxaca; Puebla
Geo region
Oaxaca and Puebla dry valleys (Central Valleys, Mixteca, Tehuacán-Cuicatlán)
Terrain
Arid hill regions on shallow stony soils; xeric scrub and tropical dry forest on rocky slopes and canyons; often limestone
Mezcal use
Wild and semi wild mezcal agave; earthy, mineral, woody profiles
Producers
Rey Campero, Gracias a Dios, Victorioso, Mezcal de Leyendas, El Jolgorio, Cinco Sentidos, Del Maguey, Real Minero, Paquera, Gracias a Dios, Lalocura, Carreño, El Buho, Mezcal Colores, Bozal