Leyendas Cenizo (Durango)

Item: Leyendas Cenizo (Durango)
Rating: 3.5
Author: The Editors

Durango cenizo at 47% – Ventura Gallegos, the brand's northern entry

Score: 3.5/5 agaves

Producer: Leyendas Mezcal
Maestro: Ventura Gallegos
Region: Nombre de Dios, Durango
Agave: Cenizo
ABV: 47%
Price: $87 ($$)

Verdict

Leyendas Durango is a competent entry in the increasingly crowded Durango cenizo field, nothing misfires, nothing stands out, and the brand's Michoacán release from Guadalupe Pérez outworks it by a margin. Consensus reads 3.8 and so do we.

Durango cenizo bottles are a genre now. This one is solid mid-genre

Tasting notes

Nose: Mesquite, cooked cenizo, mineral, desert herb

Palate: Middle-weight and correct at 47%. Leyendas Durango is a clean Durango cenizo in the tier where Lamata, Lagrimas de Dolores, and Legendario Domingo all play; Ventura Gallegos's hand is steady without being distinctive

Finish: Mesquite, cool close. Medium

The bottom line

Buy the Cementerio Mezcalero from the same brand instead

Where to buy online

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

Binny's
Keg N Bottle – $87

Price check: $87 (2026-07-29).