La Higuera Sotol – Dasylirion Wheeleri

La Higuera is a range of sotol, the traditional spirit of Northern Mexico, made in the town of Aldama at the heart of the sotol region by Gerardo Ruelas a fifth generation Sotol producer. Made from the Dasylirion plant, known as “sotol” in Mexico, it is a close relative of agave. La Higuera showcases the diversity of sotol, with each expression made from a different variety of Dasylirion such as wheeleri and cedrosanum, each offering unique flavour profiles.

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 and produces a spirit with an earthy, vegetal character but with a rounded sweetness on the palate.

Tasting Notes

Gentle smoke combines with piney, herbal bouquets, honey roasted carrots, with an underscore of fruity peppery funk.