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Review · · by The Editors
Burrito Fiestero Cenizo (Ancestral)
High-proof cenizo at 50.2% – Durango at its assertive best, and a direct answer to the commercial cenizos
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Burrito Fiestero Mezcal
- Maestro: Juan Manuel Conde
- Region: San Nicolas, Durango
- Agave: Cenizo
- ABV: 50.2%
- Price: $60 ($$)
Verdict
Burrito Fiestero bottles cenizo at both entry proof and still strength – a producer argument about what the agave can do when proof isn't the first budget decision. The 50% version is the bottle that earns the thesis. Buy it alongside the joven to hear the proof difference speak for itself; most producers would rather you didn't.
The Burrito Fiestero cenizo earns its shelf space
Tasting notes
Nose: Pine, warm stone, wildflower, mineral damp and a faint dried-herb undertone
Palate: Dense and cold at 50.2%. Cenizo at still-strength proof shows the Durango character at its most complete – the northern austerity, the pine-herb signature, the slate-tinged persistence
Finish: Cooling, drying, with a slow herb fade
The bottom line
The Burrito Fiestero cenizo to buy