heritage collection

A long term project with education at the core, the Tall Texan Heritage Collection will feature a curated selection of various spirits imported from Mexico including Sotol, Mezcal, Bacanora, Raicilla, and hopefully some we’ve never even heard of. Follow us for updates on the lasted releases, and visit our tasting room to sample and take home your favorites!

TALL TEXAN SOTOL HERITAGE COLLECTION

Illustration bottle labeled "Tall Texan Sotol Heritage Collection Cedro" with a silhouette of a man in a hat on the front and text indicating it's handmade in the Chihuahan Desert.

Dasylirion Cedrosanum

Cedro

BATCH

84

PROOF

RELEASE

01

01

Cedro, from the Tall Texan Sotol Heritage Collection, is wild-harvested by axe from the mountains of Cuatrociénegas, Coahuila, whose distinct terroir imparts fresh, ripe aromatics. Master Sotolero Gerardo Ruelas cooks, mills, ferments, and double-distills each batch using generational techniques passed down through his family. The result is a light, sessionable sotol with bright, untamed fruit character and a clean desert finish.

TASTING NOTES

Nose: Floral, guava, banana, dried fruit, herbal, violet 
Palate: Toasted pecan, green apple, candied quince, minerality

TALL TEXAN SOTOL HERITAGE COLLECTION

Illustration bottle labeled "Tall Texan Sotol Heritage Collection Leio" with a silhouette of a man in a hat on the front and text indicating it's handmade in the Chihuahan Desert.

Dasylirion Leiophyllum

Leio

RELEASE

90

PROOF

02

BATCH

01

Leio, from the Tall Texan Sotol Heritage Collection, stands tall — bold, higher proof, and rooted in centuries of Chihuahuan tradition. Using his father’s time-honored methods, Master Sotolero Gerardo Ruelas wild-harvests each plant by axe from Coyame del Sotol, Chihuahua, before cooking, milling, fermenting, and double-distilling it at his vinata in Aldama. Known for its rich minerality, Leio carries notes of Chihuahuan Desert herbs that grow wild in the region — a true reflection of its terroir.

TASTING NOTES

Nose: Mesquite, lemongrass, creosote 
Palate: Clay, moist earth, nutty, rosemary, cedar wood, hay

OUR PROCESS

PARTNERSHIP

A smiling man with dark hair, a beard, and a mustache, wearing a green T-shirt, outdoors with blurred greenery in the background.
A man with dark hair and a beard, smiling, wearing a light checkered shirt and jeans, sitting outdoors on a large piece of wood with rocks and trees in the background.

Phillip Dormont,
Master Distiller

Gerardo Ruelas,
Master Sotolero

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We chose to work with Casa Ruelas for our first release because Gerardo not only has the historical knowledge of the spirit being a multi-generational sotolero, but he also is inquisitive and doesn't define himself by tradition. He prioritizes quality and uses a mix of techniques and equipment that achieves that goal.

- Phillip Dormont, Master Distiller

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Three men standing outdoors near construction equipment, smiling, with green trees in the background.
Two men are smiling and talking in a room with brick and concrete walls, surrounded by large wooden fermentation tanks, in a brewery or winery setting.
A man standing outside on a sunny day near a brick building with a sign that says ''Casa Lotos''. The setting includes some plants, a wooden railing, and outdoor chimney pipes.
Three men sitting at a bar counter, smiling and talking, with beer bottles and glasses in front of them, in a lively, casual environment.
Metal rainwater tanks with pipes on a concrete platform in an outdoor garden area with trees and blue sky
A sotol plant with long, narrow leaves radiating out from the center, situated in a garden bed.
A man in casual clothes and a black baseball cap is using a tool to extract something from an underground oven.
A man is removing cooked sotol from an earthen pit oven, with smoke rising into the air and green trees in the background.
Open vat fermentation in front of a window with open wooden shutters, revealing trees outside in a rustic room with exposed brick walls.
A narrow garden stream lined with brick borders, surrounded by lush green plants and trees, with a wooden fence and pallet structure in the background.
An earthen pit oven with rocks piled beside it, underneath a slanted metal roof with a wooden sign that says "SOTOL ORO DE COYAME".
A black dog standing outdoors on a concrete surface, looking towards the camera, with a wooden fence and trees in the background.

PRODUCTION CYCLE

  • A desert landscape with a tall cholla cactus in the foreground and mountains in the background.

    HARVEST

    Selection of mature dasylirion plants in Coahuila and Chihuahua that are wild harvested with an axe.

  • Close-up of pine cones and burning charcoal in a fire pit.

    COOKING

    Cooking in a cylindrical underground oven with volcanic rocks and pecan wood.

  • Two large metal containers filled with crushed and fermented coffee cherry husks, used in coffee processing.

    FERMENTATION

    Natural fermentation in open vats using yeast from the surrounding fruit trees.

  • A traditional outdoor wood-fired brick oven with a metal exhaust pipe, burning logs inside, and a concrete chimney or divider behind it.

    DISTILLATION

    Double distillation in wood fired alembic stills.