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Lamata Masparillo Durango
Durango masparillo at 48.6% – Maximino Cruz, direct competition to Lagrimas
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Lamata
- Maestro: Maximino Cruz
- Region: El Mezquital, Durango
- Agave: Masparillo
- ABV: 48.6%
- Price: $147 ($$$)
Verdict
Lamata Masparillo Durango from Cruz is a direct, useful counterpoint to Lagrimas de Dolores's version – both are excellent, both at correct proof, and the comparison maps two different maestros working the same regional wild agave. Buy them as a pair. Consensus holds at 4.0, and so do we.
Two masparillos in the same frame, two serious Durango hands
Tasting notes
Nose: Dark cooked agave, cedar, tobacco, mineral damp
Palate: Dense and tannic at 48.6%. Cruz's masparillo runs a shade leaner than Lagrimas de Dolores's Enrique de la Cruz version but with the same general profile – tobacco-cedar depth, iron-tinged bottom, wild-agave structure
Finish: Tobacco-wet slate, slow cool fade – long
The bottom line
Buy as pair with Lagrimas de Dolores Masparillo
Where to buy online
We found this bottle at 2 US retailers. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.
- Astor Wines – $155
- Old Town Tequila – $139.99
Price check: $147 (2026-07-29).