Don Cuco Suave Sotol - Smokey Smooth
I have tasted my first Sotol, called Don Cuco Suave. Sotol is the drink of
Chihuahua, Durango and Coahuila states. At one time considered by all to be one
of the five agave based Mezcals, although it is technically from the Sotol plant
(Dasylirion wheeleri), and not actually considered a
Cielo Rojo Bacanora - Milder & Less Smoky than Most Mezcals
I have tasted my first Bacanora blanco called Cielo Rojo, which is the first
premium Bacanora (effective Feb. 2011) to be imported into the USA, from the
Baviacora-Aconchi-Banamichi appellation, of the Rio Sonora-Sierra Madre Mountain
region. Bacanora is named after the town of Bacanora, which is in the state of