Cenizo is an agave indigenous to the state of Durango, and is also one of the most fibrous varietals. Ooce it is cut into smaller pieces and coked in an underground oven filled with volcanic rock and oak brush. Tahona milling is not traditional in Durango; the agave is mechanically milled then fermented in open-top pine wood tanks for a week. After fermentation, the mezcal is distilled twice - first in a larger 700L copper and steel still, then a second time in a smaller copper still. Producer The Gutierrez family has been experimenting with mezcal production for 9 years, using Agave durangensis (cenizo) which is indigenous to the state of Durango in northern Mexico. Durango has a large diversity of agave varietals, second only to Oaxaca. Lagrimas de Dolores is making it its mission to provide assistance and supplies to mezcal producers who are growing agave in the more remote and inaccessible part of Durango. The family has recently started working with other wild agave varietals, working with local communities in other parts of the Durango to source wild agave strains.
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