Reviews / La Higuera Leiophyllum
Review · · by The Editors
La Higuera Leiophyllum
Leiophyllum with peaches, bananas, and a meat problem
Score: 3.0/5 agaves
- Producer: La Higuera
- Region: Aldama, Chihuahua
- ABV: 47.3%
- Price: $60 ($)
Verdict
Leiophyllum is the most divisive sotol species, and La Higuera's version doesn't pretend otherwise. The meaty nose is a species signature, not a flaw, but the tropical-fruit finish doesn't land in the same register. Readers who like sotol for its weird edges will find more reason to explore here than drinkers looking for balance. Track the Parejo Leiophyllum Familia Arrieta bottle if you want the species at full conviction.
Salami and peaches walk into a sotol
Tasting notes
Nose: Wet soil, ash
Palate: 47.3% carries a strange profile – a meaty, almost salami-like savor up front, then peaches and bananas on the finish, which reads as either intriguing or confused depending on how charitable you're feeling
Finish: Medium, fruity, with an animal after-edge
The bottom line
A polarizing bottle. Climb to Parejo for leiophyllum done right
Where to buy online
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