Flor del Desierto Sierra Sotol

Flor del Desierto Sierra is a wild sotol from the mountains of Chihuahua, made by master sotolero José "Chito" Fernández Flores and imported to the U.S. by Skurnik. Sotol is not agave: it comes from Dasylirion wheeleri, the desert spoon, a spiky plant that grows wild across northern Mexico and takes many years to mature. For the Sierra bottling, the plants are 18 to 22 years old and wild-harvested from the forests of the Madera Mountains, which is what separates it from the brand's desert-grown sotols. Production is entirely traditional: the hearts are roasted in shallow earthen pits fueled with willow and oak, shredded by hand with axes and knives, fermented in open-air pine wood tanks for five to seven days, then double distilled in copper pot stills and bottled unaged. The importer's notes describe pine needles and sap resin, eucalyptus and wet river rocks on the nose, and a palate of white pepper, citrus and herbs with a pronounced mineral streak. It is a terroir spirit first: sip it neat to taste the forest, or use it anywhere you would reach for a mezcal, from a Paloma to a stirred Old Fashioned variation.

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