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    Maestro Mezcalero

    Gilberto Roldán Quezada

    Maestro Mezcalero, Mezcal de Leyendas

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    Portrait of Gilberto Roldán Quezada

    Portrait of Gilberto Roldán Quezada

    i. Biography

    Gilberto Roldán Quezada is a fourth-generation maestro mezcalero from Nombre de Dios, Durango, Mexico, with more than two decades of experience making artisanal mezcal and sotol. He is the producer behind multiple small-batch spirits, including La Remilgosa, Rayo Seco, Ultramundo, and Lagrimas de Dolores, all tied to the Durango/Nombre de Dios region. He is also described as working in traditional Durango methods such as hand chopping agave, in-ground fermentation, and double distillation with copper-and-wood stills.