Sotol: The New White Lightning

Three military vets find purpose, identity, and craft in Desert Door distillery

"...From the outside, the Desert Door sotol distillery and tasting room out in Driftwood looks like..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

AAPI Family Style Passports Debut, Soupleaf Opens, Sprinkles x Nguyen Coffee Supply Is Almost Too Good To Be True, National Pretzel Day Is Knot Happening, There’s Sotol and Bourbon and Cider, It’s Pasta Paisanos FTW, and More …

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...stronger booze news for you, anyway: Desert Door Texas Sotol’s second Explorer Series release of the year, Lady of..."

April 19, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

AAPI Family Style Passports Debut, Soupleaf Opens, Sprinkles x Nguyen Is Almost Too Good To Be True, National Pretzel Day Is Knot Happening, There’s Sotol and Bourbon and Cider, It’s Pasta Paisanos FTW, and More …

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

April 21, 2023 Food Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Booze News & Reviews

Seven Things to Know In the World of Spirits

"...1. DESERT DOOR TEXAS SOTOL You know what sotol is, even if all you..."

April 15, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Dive Deeper Into the World of Mezcal in Austin

It's agave all day at these local bars

"...in Jalisco from a variety of different agaves) and sotol (a Northern Mexican distillate made from the desert spoon..."

March 1, 2019 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Bee Cave Wines, Bee Cave Dines, Bee Cave Now Shows All the Signs of … Becoming a Worthy Destination Unto Itself?

The Sonesta's great for exploring this nearby escape-from-the-city

"...Rowan: Yes, Desert Door Texas Sotol. And Hamilton Pool Farms...."

Dec. 29, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Five Posh Options for Your Favorite Liquor Cabinet

You do, after all, deserve the best

"...couple months ago that we learned just how much sotol isn’t like tequila. We already knew that it was..."

Nov. 24, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Booze You Can Use: A Few Choice Local Views

Sufficient Texas tipples to topple any tedium

"...your favor, because Driftwood is where Desert Door Texas Sotol is located. Yes, sotol: The spirit distilled not from..."

Oct. 13, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Drinking Local: A Cocktail’s Footprint

Where in the world are these cocktail ingredients from?

"...Grenz, beverage manager at the Fairmont Austin. The savory sotol, the base spirit in the drink, is accentuated by..."

July 13, 2018 Food Feature by R.T. Frank

Palomas Are a Summertime Trifecta: Tequila, Grapefruit, Soda

Local spots step up their game with these classic cocktails

"...sweet syrup traditionally used in Caribbean drinks. Desert Door Sotol..."

June 26, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Hot Sauce Festival Triumphs, H-E-B Launches a Debit Card, Baraghani Delights, Bento Picnic Hosts the Harvest, Masienda Makes Masa Marvelous, and OMG Here Comes Oktoberfest Again

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Speaking of agave and agave-adjacent tipples, Desert Door Texas Sotol out in Driftwood is releasing the newest batch of..."

Sept. 14, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Komé Is Reopening, Enoteca Vespaio Has Closed, Texas Keeper Leverages the Triple-Digit Heat, Desert Door Is Searching for the Best New Margarita, and Hopdoddy Is Putting Peanut Butter and Jelly Where, Exactly?

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Also, early warning: Desert Door Texas Sotol is in search of a new top-shelf margarita recipe,..."

July 20, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Half-Price Pizza, SXSE Laotian Party, Boozy Miracle on Fifth Street, the Embiggening of Micklethwait's, Hex Kitchen Sorcery, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...… and Desert Door, those Hill Country purveyors of sotol (you know: like tequila’s more mysterious and sexy cousin),..."

Nov. 10, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Crab Rangoon Pizza, Justine's Justin Returns, Lutie's at the Commodore Perry Estate, Rosen's Goes Brick-and-Mortar, and More

All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Have you heard about Desert Door Sotol’s Explorer series? That’s the Hill Country distillery’s monthly, unique..."

April 7, 2021 Food Post

Thanksgiving Is Coming, Gourdough’s Is Closed, Gourmand’s Is CTD, We’re Forking Cancer, Another Uchiba Is On Its Way, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Our love for both Desert Door Texas Sotol and Garrison Brothers bourbon is no secret, so you’ll..."

Nov. 8, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Pasta Paisanos Support Lilith Fund, Texas French Bread Bakes Back Better, Desert Door Gets WILD Again, There’s Deep-Fried Charcuterie at the Texas State Fair, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Desert Door Texas Sotol (currently finishing up their hard-fought margarita competition) has announced..."

Aug. 17, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Asian American Bakers Boxes, National Corn Dog Day, Women Winemakers at the H-E-B, Desert Door's Gold Dust, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...wine, you agave-craving connoisseur, and go right for the sotol: Desert Door Texas Sotol will release Gold Dust, the..."

March 16, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Koko's Bavarian Spreads the Germans, Tèo Gelato Gets Boozy, Curry Pizza House Opens Soon, and More

All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...a Ranch Water, we reckon, would be to substitute sotol for the tequila. We mention that in a clumsy..."

Dec. 1, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Free Ice Cream from Lick, Fitzhugh Parties Hearty, Bird Bird Biscuit Spawns Anew, SXSE Does That Too, Don’t Forget Woo Woo, and What the Hell Is a Shaketini?

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...this weekend’s WILD Meal Series launch at Desert Door Sotol, with the worldclass food and Hill Country hospitality under..."

Oct. 13, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Booze News & Views

Just a wee dram of What's Happening as March marches in …

"...with tequila.) Actually, IZO makes several fine tequilas. And sotol? Now you know...."

March 1, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Desert Door Distillery Rolls Out Large Hand Sanitizer Production

Local sotol makers offer the critical commodity free of cost

"...The founders of Desert Door sotol distillery in Dripping Springs have sprung into action in..."

March 20, 2020 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

Some of the Best Texas Hill Country Swimming Holes, Restaurants, Breweries, and More

Take a dip, then fill your piehole

"...enticing destinations too, like Desert Door Distillery. The first sotol distillery to open in the country, Desert Door harvests..."

July 26, 2019 Food Feature by Jessika Roth

Everything You Might Have Missed at Hot Luck Food & Music Festival 2019

"...Desert Door Texas Sotol served during Hot Luck’s Al Fuego at Wild Onion..."

May 28, 2019 Photo Gallery

World Cup Cocktails

A drink for each of the 32 teams in the tournament

"...or Pacifico, or something stronger like tequila, mezcal, or sotol, raise a drink in support of our Southern neighbors..."

June 8, 2018 Food Post by R.T. Frank

Hot Takes

What to drink with the fieriest salsas at the AC Hot Sauce Festival

"...goes well with just about any tequila, mezcal, or sotol. In my personal opinion, a lot of agave spirits..."

Aug. 19, 2016 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Official Drink of Austin Contest Names Team Qui the Winners

Holy crap, does my head hurt

"...and egg white. My husband's chip went to the Sotol from Qui, a delicious blend of Genius Navy Strength..."

Feb. 24, 2014 Food Post by Claudia Alarcón

400 Rabbits

An impressive array of agave spirits highlight this stand-alone bar at the Alamo Drafthouse Slaughter Lane

"...flavors of the different agave spirits: tequila, mezcal, and sotol. Whether you want to taste the nuances between Highland..."

July 6, 2012 Food Review by Claudia Alarcón

Lazarus Opens on Airport, J-Prime Opens Downtown, Old Thousand and JewBoy Bring the Holiday Fusion, Chanukah Gets the Haute Cuisine, and Everything Is Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...furry land-dolphins among the wild agave, Desert Door Texas Sotol will be hosting their fourth annual Texas Makers Market,..."

Nov. 30, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Day Trips & Beyond: 10 Watering Holes From Dripping Springs to Wimberley

Take a drive for outdoor patios and spectacular scenery

"...Desert Door Distillery produces Texas Sotol outside of Driftwood. There is a seating area outside..."

Nov. 23, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Texas French Bread’s BBQ Epiphany, Little Ola’s Stylish Turkeyday Switch, Getting a L’ILHIGH With Good Work Austin, Falling Into La Condesa, Desert Door at the Driskill, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...annual program of retail therapy… and Desert Door’s amazing sotol will be showcased at the Driskill Hotel’s Great Texas..."

Nov. 22, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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