SR45. Join Josh and Travis as they explore Texas Sotol from Desert Door, the Explorer Series Amber Sunset.
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Desert Door Distillery:
What began as a class project for Looby and his cofounders Ryan Campbell and Judson Kauffmann has since — in the span of just five years, no less — ballooned into a business with presence in multiple states, thousands of acres of West Texas land, and a slew of awards on its resume.

The recognition of their spirit has been huge, Looby said, but their company’s signature purpose is this: Tell folks the story of sotol and conserve the plant’s natural environment + cultural history.

What is Sotol?
Sotol is a distilled spirit from the Chihuahuan desert (northern Mexico, western Texas) sourced from the plants of the genus Dasylirion, most commonly: Dasylirion wheeleri, Dasylirion durangense, Dasylirion cedrosanum, and Dasylirion leiophyllum, less commonly with Dasylirion texanum and Dasylirion lucidum (commonly known as Desert Spoon or, in Spanish, sotol, sereque, cucharilla, or palmilla), plants that grow in the Chihuahuan desert of northern Mexico, New Mexico, Arizona, and west and central Texas. Sotol liquor is known as the state spirit of Chihuahua; however, the drink is also consumed in Durango and Coahuila. Sotol has its own appellation of origin since 2002, and may be produced only in Chihuahua, Coahuila and Durango. There are dozens of commercial examples available. Production of sotol spirits exists outside the Sotol Denomination of Origin in several regions such as Sonora where it is known as Palmilla, Oaxaca (Cucharillo), and the Texas Hill Country (Texas Sotol).

It is produced in a manner similar to the more common artisanal mezcals of central Mexico.