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Cenizo Colonial Temoaya

Cenizo from Temoaya – a specific Durango village

Score: 3.5/5 agaves

Cenizo Colonial Temoaya bottle
  • Producer: Cenizo Colonial Mezcal
  • Maestro: Enrique de la Cruz
  • Region: Durango
  • Agave: Cenizo
  • ABV: 43%
  • Price: $55 ($$)

Verdict

A credible Durango village cenizo. Temoaya is a specific Durango village whose cenizo profile runs slightly drier than the state average – Cenizo Colonial's bottling at 43% delivers the village's character without commercial flattening. Durango villages matter as distinctly as Oaxacan ones, and Temoaya is a vocabulary pick worth learning. Consensus 4.0 is close; we score 3.5. A solid Durango pick for regional-village drinking.

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Tasting notes

Nose: Pine, warm stone, dry hay

Palate: Lean and clean at 43% – Temoaya's cenizo profile

Finish: Cooling. Stays long

The bottom line

A solid Durango pick

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