Cenizo Colonial Temoaya is fruity with notes of fresh earth, chili pepper , oregano, and light hints of smoke on the finish.
About this mezcal
Cenizo Colonial Temoaya is made with maguey Cenizo (agave Duranguensis). Enrique de la Cruz produces this mezcal in San Miguel Temoaya, where they roast in an underground wood-fired earthen oven, ferment with wild yeast in wooden “coffins” recessed into the ground, mill the agave by hand using machetes, and distill in the traditional alembique viejo of Durango. This is a “Filipino”-style still similar to the clay pot stills of Oaxaca – except that holding the liquid is a copper base vessel recessed into the mud-brick hearth over a fire, and the upper montera is an upside down cone made of wooden staves held together by metal rings (like a conical wooden barrel open at the large bottom end and closed with a barrel end at the top), with the liquid mezcal flowing out through a hollow log into a condenser tank with a copper coil.
Cenizo Colonial Mezcal
Cenizo Colonial Mezcal is a single village concept from Germán Gutierrez and his family, starting with one from their own historic Hacienda Dolores in Durango City, dating back to the 17th Century, and another from producer Enrique de la Cruz in San Miguel Temoaya. Further products will be added from different villages and towns throughout Durango with a focus on showcasing terroir differences on Agave duranguensis. These producers have been planting about 50,000 new agave Cenizos every year since 2012. Starting around 2021, expect Cenizo Colonial to be sourced from 100% semi-wild agaves.
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les_
20 reviewsbanana, orange, chocolate mint, malt, sour egg cream, peppercorn
lote Ct-23
Jori
52 reviewsNever heard of it, saw it was from Durango so instantly bought it. My grandfather speaks highly of Durango.
I’ve had a few Durango mezcals and loved (most of) them.
This one’s got the vibe of the other ones I’ve had, but different flavors (make sense?)
More funk than expected! And I love it. Baking spice, light smoke, dark Chocolate without the bitterness. A sweet New York Cheesecake.
Mint chocolate cream cheese on a sourdough bagel… smoked by a Texan pit for an hour.
Maaaybe a little to ‘Cointreau’ sweet mouthfeel, but the flavours are amazing!
Never heard of it, saw it was from Durango so instantly bought it. My grandfather speaks highly of Durango.
I’ve had a few Durango mezcals and loved (most of) them.
This one’s got the vibe of the other ones I’ve had, but different flavors (make sense?)
More funk than expected! And I love it. Baking spice, light smoke, dark Chocolate without the bitterness. A sweet New York Cheesecake.
Mint chocolate cream cheese on a sourdough bagel… smoked by a Texan pit for an hour.
Maaaybe a little to
GreenspointTexas
385 reviewsShocked at how good this is.
betweentwotobalas
24 reviewsLot 01. Bottle 179. 43% ABV.
Patrick’s review of this bottle is bang on, so my notes are more supplemental. Despite the lower abv this release is full of flavour. Early notes read like a kid’s dispensary: Maltesers, Whoppers, Nestlé Quik in cold milk, marshmallows floating in auto-dispensed hot chocolate — any combo of malt, milk and chocolate. Cocoa dust, raw greens, mildew and cloves on the finish. I’d love a version of this with more bite!
Patrick
57 reviewsLote : 1
Bottle : 180
I am truly perplexed as to how a bottle at this price point ($45 USD) and low abv can be this good..
Nose : Milk chocolate, cheese, herbal notes, old leather and cherries. Sounds like a dirty mess but it works well.
Taste : pretty much on par with the nose but a tad sweeter . No bite whatsoever.
Finish : Dry, slightly smokey.
This is no lightweight. You can smell this mezcal across the room. Hope they can maintain this quality. Wow…. Durango.
Lote : 1
Bottle : 180
I am truly perplexed as to how a bottle at this price point ($45 USD) and low abv can be this good..
Nose : Milk chocolate, cheese, herbal notes, old leather and cherries. Sounds like a dirty mess but it works well.
Taste : pretty much on par with the nose but a tad sweeter . No bite whatsoever.
Finish : Dry, slightly smokey.
This is no lightweight. You can smell this mezcal across the room. Hope they can maintain this quality. Wow…. Durango.