Cocktail Series: Classic Recipes with a Sotol Twist

Sotol isn’t just for sipping—it’s a versatile base spirit for cocktails. Here are a few classics reimagined with a desert edge.

Sotol Paloma

  • 2 oz sotol
  • 2 oz fresh grapefruit juice
  • ½ oz lime juice
  • ½ oz agave syrup
  • Top with soda

Bright, herbal, and refreshing—like a Paloma, but greener.

Desert Negroni

  • 1 oz sotol
  • 1 oz sweet vermouth
  • 1 oz Campari

Bittersweet and complex, sotol adds a herbal backbone to the Italian classic.

Sotol Mule

  • 2 oz sotol
  • 2 oz fresh grapefruit juice
  • ½ oz lime juice
  • 2 oz sotol
  • ½ oz lime juice
  • Top with ginger beer

Spicy and invigorating—the ginger heat amplifies sotol’s herbal freshness.

Tip: Try blanco sotol for brighter cocktails and aged sotol for richer, deeper twists.

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