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Review · · by The Editors
Lagrimas de Dolores Castilla
Castilla at 47% – Fabiola Ávila running americana in Durango
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Lagrimas de Dolores Mezcal
- Maestro: Fabiola Ávila
- Region: Durango
- Agave: Castilla
- ABV: 47%
- Price: $70 ($)
Verdict
Buy this when you want arroqueño reframed as desert austerity – Lagrimas de Dolores Castilla is one of the few serious Durango americana bottlings, and Ávila's production keeps the agave austere without reading as thin. 47% is the right proof. Less opulent than La Medida's Oaxacan arroqueño; more distinctive regionally. Consensus 3.5; we agree.
Durango castilla is arroqueño reframed for the high desert
Tasting notes
Nose: Dark cooked agave, then desert herb, mineral dust, a hint of tobacco
Palate: Dense and desert-dry at 47%. The Durango americana runs leaner than Oaxacan arroqueños – less stone fruit, more flinty austerity, and Ávila's cut is clean enough that the terroir difference lands
Finish: Long, limestone-tobacco, slow cool fade
The bottom line
Buy. Rare Durango americana at correct proof
Where to buy online
We found this bottle at 2 US retailers. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.