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La Higuera Dasylirion Wheeleri Sotol

La Higuera Dasylirion Wheeleri Sotol

£55.00

Grassy, herbal and fruity - if you've not tried Sotol before, you're in for a treat

  • The Sotol plant or Dasylirion comes from a compound of the Greek words for "dense" and "lily". This evergreen plant grows in the deserts and is used in the northern states of Mexico to produce a distilled beverage known as Sotol
  • There are around twenty species of plants used to make Sotol with Wheeleri being the most ubiquitous
  • Wheeleri is also the local varietal near to Gerardo Ruelas' distillery near the town of Aldama
  • It produces a spirit with an earthy,vegetal character but with a rounded sweetness on the palate
  • Sotol La Higuera Wheeleri has a rounded balance of smoke herbs and fruit. The nose is more herbal with hints of smoke while the palate shows more of the herbs with hints of pineapple
    • Type/Colour: Blanco
    • Alcohol: 47.8%
    • Bottle Size: 70cl
    • Country: Mexico