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Lamata De Castilla Durango

Durango castilla at 51.2% – Maximino Cruz, northern americana

Score: 3.5/5 agaves

Lamata De Castilla Durango bottle
  • Producer: Lamata
  • Maestro: Maximino Cruz
  • Region: El Mezquital, Durango
  • Agave: Castilla
  • ABV: 51.2%
  • Price: $70 ($)

Verdict

Lamata Castilla Durango holds its own against Lagrimas de Dolores's similar release – the Maximino Cruz production runs a shade cleaner, and the higher proof gives this one more present density. Both are the right Durango-americana answer; this is the more intense one. Consensus 3.9; we rate 3.5.

Durango castilla is arroqueño's austere northern shadow

Tasting notes

Nose: Dark cooked agave with mineral dust, faint tobacco

Palate: Dense and dry at 51.2%. Maximino Cruz's Durango americana runs leaner than Oaxacan castilla; 51.2% puts the structural weight forward without reading as heat

Finish: River rock, slow cool fade. Stays long

The bottom line

A buy. Dense Durango americana at high proof

Where to buy online

We found this bottle at 2 US retailers. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.

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