How to Use sotol in a Sentence

sotol

noun
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  • No one in other parts of Mexico is allowed to make sotol.
    — David Hammond, chicagotribune.com, 28 Feb. 2018
  • While tequila and mezcal may have the name recognition in the US, sotol is also gaining ground.
    — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 7 June 2019
  • La Pulga’s bridge from Mexico to Texas starts with sotol.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 2 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • Weber now co-owns his own sotol distillery, Marfa Spirit Co., which is served in some of the Houston bar's cocktails.
    — Emma Balter, Chron, 18 Aug. 2022
  • The drinks menu focuses on agave spirits of every ilk, from tequila and mezcal to sotol and raicilla. Caviar on the room service menu?
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 29 June 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
  • 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 the couple’s shopping cart were two different yuccas, a sotol and some lantana.
    — Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Mar. 2021
  • Unsavory opinions about sotol have worn off since it was legalized in 1994.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 2 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • Other cocktail standouts include: Revenge of the Nerd Lucks: vodka, sotol, crème de violette, grape soda and lemon topped with Nerds candy.
    — azcentral, 27 June 2019
  • This distillery's blends are now one of the few sotols available internationally, sold under the name Fabriquero.
    — Nathaniel Janowitz, Esquire, 1 Nov. 2017
  • 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
  • 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
  • Mexico in a Bottle will also be serving sotol and charanda.
    — David Hammond, chicagotribune.com, 18 Sep. 2017
  • In Mexico, sotol may be produced only in specific ways and regions of Mexico.
    — David Hammond, chicagotribune.com, 28 Feb. 2018
  • 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
  • Mezcal and sotol have similarly found popularity, primarily in the U.S. because of our proximity to the Mexican border.
    — Arianna Auber, ajc, 8 Feb. 2018
  • Also gaining popularity is sotol, an earthier cousin to tequila hailing from northern Mexico.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2023

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