Sotol La Higuera Leiophyllum 750ml Store Picks Melini has aggressively embraced innovations

Melini has aggressively embraced innovations that improve quality

complexity and inimitable taste after long aging

96 points – Jeb Dunnuck

featuring notes of slate and spice

Sotol La Higuera Leiophyllum 750ml Store Picks Melini has aggressively embraced innovationsSotol La Higuera Leiophyllum is produced in Aldama, Chihuahua by Master Sotolero Gerardo Ruelas. The sotol plants are cooked in an outdoor conical oven and then milled by hand with axes. The fibers are naturally fermented with wild yeasts in 1,000 liter pine vats before being double distilled in copper alembic stills. The Leiophyllum has notes of wet soil and ash. The pallet is meaty with notes of salami. The finish gets fruity with notes of peaches