How to Use sotol in a Sentence

sotol

noun
  • As a result, spirits made from dasylirion may be called sotol across the border.
    — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, Denver Post, 20 May 2025
  • In the couple’s shopping cart were two different yuccas, a sotol and some lantana.
    — Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Mar. 2021
  • The margarita goes uptown with its blend of sotol, grapefruit, lime, tarragon, vanilla and an egg white froth.
    — Greg Morago, Houston Chronicle, 13 Feb. 2018
  • The restaurant even carries agave subsets such as raicillas — which Ehlenz describes as the dirty cousin of mezcals — as well as sotols, etc.
    — Nancy Ngo, Twin Cities, 19 June 2019
  • While tequila and mezcal may have the name recognition in the US, sotol is also gaining ground.
    — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Unsavory opinions about sotol have worn off since it was legalized in 1994.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The method for harvesting dasylirion to make sotol is also considered more eco-friendly.
    — Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Clean, crisp, and earthy without being bland, this sotol has been in the hands of the Ruelas family for generations.
    — airmail.news, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The ecosystem at the higher elevation there, with firs, pines, and even a few aspen, contrasts sharply with the spear-like sotol and prickly pear of the desert floor.
    — Pam Leblanc, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Jan. 2023
  • While tequila and mezcal may have the greatest name recognition in the US, sotol is also gaining ground.
    — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Made from desert plants known as Dasylirion, sotol is produced across northern Mexico.
    — Ryan Craggs, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2025
  • There will also be earthy sotols and other agave spirits that are lesser-known in the United States like raicilla and bacanora.
    — Brittany Anas, The Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Swizzles are usually made with rum, but this version uses sotol instead, for a more earthy cocktail, balanced with the sourness of fresh citrus and sweetness of the liqueur.
    — Aly Walansky, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Tequila is one of the world’s most popular spirits, and mezcal and sotol have been increasing in popularity in recent years.
    — Erik Ofgang, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
  • The focus is on mezcal, but there are other agave distillates like bacanora and sotol from various states in Mexico.
    — Scarlett Lindeman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2018
  • This distillery's blends are now one of the few sotols available internationally, sold under the name Fabriquero.
    — Nathaniel Janowitz, Esquire, 1 Nov. 2017
  • Then stick around for fun restaurant news, from a new Fort Worth sotol distillery to breakfast trends to the — gasp — decline in Whataburger quality.
    — Erin Booke, Dallas News, 10 Aug. 2023
  • In Mexico, sotol may be produced only in specific ways and regions of Mexico.
    — David Hammond, chicagotribune.com, 28 Feb. 2018
  • There's sotol, an ancient, vegetal spirit made in the Chihuahuan desert not from agave, but from the dasylirion wheeleri or desert spoon plant, which yields only one bottle in its lifetime.
    — Felicia Campbell, The Arizona Republic, 29 July 2024
  • Don’t miss sotol, made from the dasylirion plant; bacanora, Sonora’s agave distillate; or the raicilla from Jalisco.
    — David Hammond, chicagotribune.com, 11 June 2018
  • Irish whiskey had a moment, then tequila was set to overtake American whiskey sales, and apparently even sotol might be a thing now (at least Lenny Kravitz hopes so).
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 3 May 2024
  • The bar offers more than 80 premium tequilas and other Mexican spirits like mezcal, bacanora and sotol.
    — Carolina Gusman, Pacific San Diego Magazine, 27 Apr. 2017
  • After Spanish colonial rule, European distillation methods took over to produce new drinks like mezcal, tequila and sotol.
    — Constanza Eliana Chinea, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Unlike agave, which is cultivated and harvested in painstaking cycles, plants of the genus Dasylirion (the plant sotol is made from) grow wild in the arid regions of West Texas.
    — Andy Vasoyan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
  • Nearly all of Ayahuasca’s ingredients come directly from Mexico including its mezcal, sotol, gin, liqueurs, and wine.
    — Nathanael Gassett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Also gaining popularity is sotol, an earthier cousin to tequila hailing from northern Mexico.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2023
  • Sit on the oceanside terrace, pick a sotol or mezcal from the extensive agave spirits list, and enjoy world-class modern Mexican food by the roiling surf of Cabo San Lucas.
    — Sunset Magazine, 10 Sep. 2024
  • The cocktail list includes an uptown Pisco Sour and clever drinks such as a Paloma made with sotol; a pisco swizzle flavored with elderflower liqueur and mint; and a pisco and dry sake martini.
    — Greg Morago, Houston Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2020
  • Meanwhile, many of the city’s top bartenders have an eye on promoting and utilizing sotol, bacanora and raicilla as local imbibers become more educated about trying Mexican spirits beyond tequila and mezcal.
    — Esther Tseng, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 June 2025

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