Desert Door Texas Sotol

The evergreen sotol plant — often called the Desert Spoon — is unique to northern Mexico and Texas and has lanky green leaves with sharp-tipped spears. It's often confused with agave, but this rare plant produces a spirit that was the first alcoholic beverage ever consumed in the state of Texas nearly 800 years ago. Desert Door is the only U.S. distiller of this unique spirit, using wild-harvested sotol plants to create a liquid that is as versatile as vodka, but more complex and interesting with flavors of orange zest, mint, and toffee. Each batch is handmade in Driftwood, Texas, and bottled at 80 proof in blue glass swing-top bottles.