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Sotoleros Romel Lechuguilla
Stone-vat fermentation, stainless steel, mallet crush – the ancestral kit
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Sotoleros
- Region: Chihuahua
- Agave: Bovicornuta
- ABV: 45%
- Price: $150+ ($$$$)
Verdict
Romel works with wild agaves and stone vats, which is how the plant would prefer to be distilled if anyone asked. The steel still keeps the body leaner than Lupe López's copper lechuguilla, but the technique specificity shows in the aromatic clarity. This is a different answer to the same species, buy both and hear the method difference.
Stone-vat, mallet-crushed, steel-distilled – ancestral technique, audible
Tasting notes
Nose: Wild herb, then wet stone, a faint savor, dry fruit
Palate: 45%-52% proof range and steel distillation keep this lighter than copper-distilled lechuguillas, the wild-herb signature stays sharp, with mineral depth and a faint savory under-note
Finish: Herbal, flinty, long
The bottom line
The wild-and-steel lechuguilla. Buy alongside Lupe's version