Parejo Sotol Juan Fernandez-Cenizo

Parejo Sotol Juan Fernandez-Cenizo  750ml

Juan practices the increasingly rare tradition of distilling lechuguilla. In the majestic town of Madera his process is true to his ancestral traditions. He shares with us that the wisdom to prepare lechuguilla is an art of patience. He explains that “Capar,” the Agaves months in advance in preparation, is one of those acts of patience that distinguish lechuguilla. Sotol is added to aid in the fermentation of the distillate. Juan has worked to refine his processes over time and is constantly inspired to make each batch better than the last one.

MAESTRO VINATERO – Juan Fernández, 4th generation

RAW MATERIAL – 100% wild Maguey Cenizo (the agave plant)

VIÑATA – Madera, Chihuahua, MX

PLANT SOURCE – Las Escobas, Chihuahua, MX

SOURCE CLIMATE – Coniferous forests, humid summers but cold & dry winters, elevation 6,900’

PLANT MATURITY – Madurado en verde 15 years

ROAST – 3 days in an underground conical horno with pine wood, covered with volcanic stone

CRUSH – Mechanical

WILD FERMENTATION – 7 days in stainless steel & tomba

DISTILLATION – Stainless steel alembic, first with pine wood & then with gas

ADJUSTMENT METHOD – With well water until it is parejo

TASTING NOTES –

AROMA – Wet slate, jerky, ripe papaya

TASTE – Salt water taffy, watermelon, flint

TEXTURE – Mineral dry, oily mid-palate, mouthwatering

46.2%Alc/Vol