El Güel Sotol
El Güel® Sotol is made from a less common variety of the Sotol (or Sereque) plant called Dasylirion Leiophyllum. This variety is also known as “Green Sotol” or “Sotol Suave” for its soft notes of wet desert and ash. El Güel Sotol is produced in Aldama, Chihuahua.
Overview
El Güel® Sotol is made from a less common variety of the Sotol (or Sereque) plant called Dasylirion Leiophyllum. This variety is also known as “Green Sotol” or “Sotol Suave” for its solf notes of wet desert and ash. El Güel Sotol is produced in Aldama, Chihuahua.
Production Specs
- Harvest - Dasylirion Leiophyllum of 10-12 years maturity
- Cooking - underground pit with mezquite
- Milling - by hand with ax
- Fermentation - 5-10 days in oak vats
- Distillation - double distilled in copper alembic stills
Other
- Made in Aldama, Chihuahua
- 1L bottles/12 bottles per case
- 45% AbV
- UPC: 199284323049
About the Sotol plant
The Dasylirion plant is a medium-sized shrub with numerous leaves and woody stems that grows in the desert thanks to their high drought resistance. Native to the Coyame region of Chihuahua, this area is very dry and completely desert-like with extreme temperature fluctuations. The plants can take up to 20 years to mature and be ready for use in making the Sotol spirit. The sotol plant is wild and protected, so permits are required to harvest it. Harvesting is only possible during the cold season.
