Spirits · Durango
Lagrimas De Dolores
Durango mezcal from native cenizo agave, made in a restored hacienda.
- Based in
- Durango
Their story
Lagrimas de Dolores is made in Durango, in northern Mexico, at a 17th-century hacienda that the Gutierrez family converted into a distillery. The family owns and runs the business and began selling its mezcal locally in 2011.
The head distiller, or maestra vinatera, is Fabiola Avila, a biochemical engineer whose studies led her into spirits. She pairs that science background with traditional methods and enjoys experimenting, from coffee bean pechuga to sotol.
How it's made
The mezcal is made mainly from cenizo, Durango's native agave, which takes nine to 15 years to mature. The family ranch plants and semi-cultivates about 50,000 agaves a year among the native vegetation, and the hearts are cooked over local mesquite and oak.
I just did my first lot of sotol, but first I needed to get to know the plant.
Why we carry them
We like Lagrimas de Dolores for a taste of mezcal beyond Oaxaca, with the bright, earthy character of Durango's cenizo agave.
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