Comments on: My New Favorite Tequila

By: David

David — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:18:49 +0000

I had 3 bottles of this Don cuco sotol in Albuquerque with a friend and it was an awsome drink. I really like it but I went back the other day and it had sold out. does anybody know where I can buy some more.

By: Gena

Gena — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:24:22 +0000

This is a favorite of mine, but I recently moved from Austin TX to New Orleans and Patron seems to have a monopoly on the Tequila market here. I can’t find my Sotol anywhere in this town. When I visit Austin I pick up a few bottles to bring back. If anyone knows where to buy it here in NOLA please let me know!! It would make me feel at home finally.

By: Daryl Scroggins

Daryl Scroggins — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:20:54 +0000

Thanks for the additional information, Matt. I’ll try the Don Cuco too, since I now have a taste for sotol.

By: Matt Shurtts

Matt Shurtts — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:00:37 +0000

Sotol is not a tequila.Nor a mezcal. Sotol is the state drink of Chihuahua. A state in northern Mexico. Sotol is getting popular nowadays. Hacienda de Chihuahua is a good sotol found even in Europe. Don Cuco Sotol comes from master sotol makers with over 100 years of making sotol in the Sierra Madre of Mexico. Don Cuco Sotol can be found in Chihuahua and in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Also, sotol is related to agave. The plant is more closely related to the palm and yucca.

By: Michael Grant Smith

Michael Grant Smith — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:43:10 +0000

Amy, I’ve been building up my alcohol tolerance since…1973, so I think I should be pretty much okay for clusterflockstock.

By: Amy Mabli

Amy Mabli — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:27:59 +0000

I agree. We need to perfect our recipes for clusterflockstock and I need to build up my alcohol tolerance.

By: Daryl Scroggins

Daryl Scroggins — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:06:03 +0000

Amy– you two do need to come over, and when you do I’ll make a large pitcher of these drinks. It will be good practice for clusterflockstock.

By: Amy Mabli

Amy Mabli — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:49:10 +0000

I used to not like margaritas very much until I had a very limey one at a friend's wedding in New Orleans. It was Barry and Ann's wedding, actually! I believe one of the guests said he put a lot of fresh lime juice in it. I would love to know who made that and what the recipe was. Daryl, that margarita sounds lovely. You working at home today like me? When should I stop by??

By: Cindy Scroggins

Cindy Scroggins — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:37:12 +0000

Actually, Hacienda de Chihuahua is a sotol rather a tequila. Sotols are similar to mezcals. So maybe you’d like this one, Derek.

For the record, I’ll drink just about anything.

By: Derek

Derek — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:29:01 +0000

Having lived in the tequila state of jalisco for many years I might sound like a sacreligious hypocrite (and risk persecution), but once I had good mezcal from Oaxaca, there’s no going back to Tequila for me.