Foletto 1850 Bitter Liqueur Flor del Desierto Sierra Sotol chiretta and a double infusion

chiretta and a double infusion of cinchona

The maguey Madre Cuixe (agave Karwinskii) used in this mezcal is crushed by tahona and distilled in a copper refrescadera still

it shines as a lush sipper or mixed in a rum old fashioned or Manhattan

It is recommended to enjoy neat

then aged in heavy char American oak ex-bourbon barrels

Foletto 1850 Bitter Liqueur Flor del Desierto Sierra Sotol chiretta and a double infusionThe recipe for this herbal bitter, which dates from 1850, was discovered by chance in a dusty drawer while shifting furniture in the family's Pharmaceutical Museum. Alberto Foletto, a member of the family's fourth generation of pharmacists, tweaked the 170 year old formula, rebalancing the botanicals and significantly increasing the infusion time to allow its flavor to truly shine through. This bitter, produced using an artisanal method in a "small