Puntiagudo Rolando Angeles Cuishe Mezcal
Puntiagudo Rolando Angeles Cuishe Mezcal (batch RA-CUI-01) is an ancestral mezcal from Maestro Rolando Angeles of Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca — double-distilled in a 100-liter clay pot still from wild Cuishe agave (Rhodacantha), rested over three years in glass, and bottled at 48.9% ABV in a 750mL bottle. Only 156 bottles were filled. Explore more ancestral bottles in our mezcal collection.
- Style: Mezcal Ancestral, Cuishe (Agave rhodacantha)
- ABV: 48.9% (97.8 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Producer: Rolando Angeles for Puntiagudo
- Region: Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca, Mexico
Ancestral Method, Three Years of Rest
Santa Catarina Minas is one of the last villages in Oaxaca where mezcal is still distilled in clay pots, and Rolando Angeles — who has worked with Puntiagudo at his own palenque since 2020 — is one of its rising maestros. For batch RA-CUI-01, wild Cuishe piñas averaging eight to ten years of age (3,901 kg in total) were harvested on February 5, 2022 and roasted for five days in a conical earthen oven over guamuchil and mesquite. There are no machines here: the cooked agave was crushed entirely by hand with machete and wooden mallets, fermented naturally for nine days in 1,000-liter oak vats with well water, and double-distilled on March 8, 2022 in a 100-liter clay pot still, yielding just 119 liters.
Rather than rushing to bottle, Puntiagudo rested the spirit in glass for over three years before bottling on March 15, 2025 — the same patience you'll find across the Puntiagudo range, starting with the Puntiagudo Nazario Salas Pulquero Mapisaga Mezcal from Puebla.
Tasting Notes
The nose opens with a bright burst of citrus and vegetal notes over citrus compote, a fresh sweet whisper of eucalyptus, hints of cactus, and moist green wood. The palate is medium-bodied and layered — damp wood beneath ripe banana, mango, and loquat — finishing long and warm with cooked seeds, green apple, and plum.
How to Enjoy
Sip neat in a copita to catch the clay-pot minerality. Minas fans can compare it with another village classic, the Del Maguey Single Village Mezcal Minero, or browse the wider mezcal tequila collection for more single-village bottles.
FAQ
What does "ancestral" mean? It is the most traditional production category: earthen-oven roasting, hand crushing, natural fermentation, and distillation in clay pot stills — exactly how this batch was made.
How many bottles exist? 156 bottles of 750mL were filled from batch RA-CUI-01.
Who makes it? Maestro Rolando Angeles of Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca, bottled by Puntiagudo and imported by PM Spirits.
This bottle is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, with nationwide shipping where legal.