Is sotol tequila?
No. Sotol is not tequila. Tequila is made from agave, while sotol is made from the sotol plant. They come from different plants, different regions, and different traditions. Sotol is a distinct Mexican spirit with its own identity, separate from tequila and mezcal.
Sotol is officially recognized as a protected Mexican spirit and can only be produced in specific northern states: Chihuahua, Coahuila and Durango. While its Denomination of Origin is relatively young, sotol has been part of the region’s culture for over 800 years.
Sotol Romo is rooted in Chihuahua’s long-standing sotolero tradition and represents the evolution of this historic spirit into the ultra-premium category.
From the desert of northern Mexico to the world.
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What Is sotol?
Sotol is a Mexican distilled spirit made from the sotol or dasylirion plant, a wild desert species that grows in northern Mexico.
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