SOTOL Distilleries arecalled Vinatas. While tequila is known worldwide, Sotol is a connoisseurdelight and one of Mexico´s best kept secrets. It is an extraordinarilypure spirit with its own denomination of origin, highly valued for itsrich flavors.
It is an organic agave, wild-harvested inthe Chihuahuan Desert of Northern Mexico which takes 15 years to mature.In the desert’s harsh climate, only the strongest and healthiest plantssurvive this natural selection process. Maturing on the mountainsides,the plant stores vast amounts of natural energy before it is ready to beharvested. No herbicides, no insecticides, no fertilizers.
Eachbottle contains the distilled nectar of an estimated 15-year-old plant,providing the richest agave scent and flavor one can find in a Sotol.
Thepiñas of the sotol are placed in a volcanic rock-lined pit where theyroast for 3-4 days. They are then hand-crushed and open-air fermentedfor 4-8 days. Distillation occurs in a pot-still fueled by fire for thefirst distillation and gas for the second. It is distilled to 60-80% ABVand brought down to proof. It rests for 60 days before bottlingunfiltered.
