Cardenxe Sotol de Sierra | Sierra Madre Sotol

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40% ABV• 750mL

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From the rugged highlands of Ciudad Madera, Chihuahua, Cardenxe Sotol de Sierra is a wild-harvested expression that captures the untamed essence of the Sierra Madre Occidental in every sip.


Produced at the Madera distillery and crafted entirely from Dasylirion Wheeleri, this Chihuahuan sotol is a testament to the region's centuries-old distilling heritage. The desert spoon plant, harvested from the rocky slopes of the Sierra Madre, lends this spirit its distinctly earthy, herbaceous character that sets sotol apart from all other agave-adjacent spirits.


  • Nose: Highly aromatic and boldly expressive, with deep earthy notes and a pleasantly punchy intensity that signals real character from the start.
  • Palate: Lush and vegetal with warm grasses, eucalyptus, and mossy forest floor leading the way, followed by a grounding nuttiness and subtle notes of dark earth and chocolate.
  • Finish: Refreshing and herbaceous, with a clean, green lift that lingers and invites another pour.

The vivid herbal and earthy profile of Cardenxe Sotol de Sierra makes it a compelling pour in a Sotol Paloma, where grapefruit brightens its green notes, or in a simple Sotol Highball with sparkling water and a squeeze of lime to let the terroir speak for itself.


Best enjoyed neat or over a large ice cube to let its full complexity unfold. Made from 100% Dasylirion Wheeleri sourced from Ciudad Madera, Chihuahua, this is an essential bottle for anyone exploring the world of premium Mexican spirits beyond mezcal and tequila.

Tasting Notes

Aroma: Highly aromatic, a bit punchy with deep earthy notes

Palate: Very vegetal and full of notes of warm grasses, eucalyptus and mossy forest floor, some nuttiness and notes of earth and chocolate

Finish: Refreshing and herbaceous

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Location: Ciudad Madera, Chihuahua
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Master Distiller: Bienvenido Fernández
Cardenxe co-founder Luigi Ambrosi first tasted sotol in Durango while working on a music project about canto cardenche, the a cappella folk song of northern Mexico that gives the brand its name. Each bottle comes from a different region and a different sotolero. Desierto is made in Aldama, Chihuahua from three wild Dasylirion species and double distilled in copper, Sierra comes from the mountain town of Madera and is all wheeleri, and Pradera is distilled from cedrosanum at a solar-powered distillery in Nombre de Dios, Durango. The labels draw on Estridentismo, a Mexican avant-garde art movement.
Map of Chihuahua, Mexico, with Ciudad Madera marked
LOCATION

Ciudad Madera, Chihuahua

Map of Chihuahua, Mexico, with Ciudad Madera marked

Ciudad Madera sits at about 2,100 meters in the Sierra Madre Occidental of western Chihuahua, surrounded by conifer forest. The town grew up around the railroad in the early 1900s, and logging, farming and ranching still drive its economy. Winters are cold, with several snowfalls a year, and most rain falls from July to September. Madera is one of four sotol regions defined within Chihuahua, a state covered by the sotol denomination of origin since 2002.

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