Parejo Sotol “Arrieta Leiophyllum” 750mL, Mexico

Arrietas
Sotol
Leiophyllum

The Desert Teachers

The Arrieta Family, has been making sotol for 4 generations and counting. They had the fortune to learn the distillation process from their father and grandfather.

Sharing their love for sotol with future generations has been their life, they are constantly learning and seeking ways to refine the art of making sotol. Their enthusiasm is intoxicating and admirable. They are a constant inspiration to never to stop learning and to do what you love.

Typically distilled in Chorreras, a small town that is 3,900 feet above sea level, known for its extreme arid climate.

MAESTRO VINATEROS – Chuy Arrieta, 4th generation

MAESTRO TUMBADOR – Mario Arrieta, 4th generation

PLANT – 100% wild Dasylirion Leiophyllum (the sotol plant)

VINATA – Aldama, Chihuahua, MX

CLIMATE – Extremely arid, little precipitation, elevation 3,800’

PLANT MATURITY – Madurado en verde 15 years

ROAST – 3-5 days in an boveda horno with poplar wood, covered with volcanic stone

CRUSH – Mechanical

WILD FERMENTATION – 7-10 days with ambient yeast in stainless steel & wood

DISTILLATION – Slowly distilled 2x in an alembic still with a copper bottom & stainless steel top & condenser, fired by poplar & mesquite wood

ADJUSTMENT METHOD – With colas & well water until it is parejo

TASTING NOTES –

AROMA – Chocolate, dried chilis, clay

TASTE – Charred nuts, pineapple, bitter greens

TEXTURE – Friendly with a slight prickle

$92.98

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