Sotomayor Sotol Ensamble

Sotomayor Sotol Ensamble blends three desert spoon species, Dasylirion leiophyllum, cedrosanum and the ultra rare texanum, the last of which can take up to thirty years to mature, with the exact proportions kept in house. Sotol is not a mezcal and not an agave spirit, it is distilled from Dasylirion, a separate desert plant, and an ensamble like this layers grassland and woodland character in one bottle.

The wild piñas are harvested under SEMARNAT permit and roasted four days in conical stone ovens fired with mesquite and volcanic rock. The result is vegetal and herbal, with dry hay, fresh coffee, green tea and dried mint on the nose, then a sweeter palate of chocolate mint, vanilla pod, caramel and a little clove. Bottled unaged at 48 percent to keep the three species in view.