Los Cantiles Palmilla Blanco de Jose Luis Portillo

Los Cantiles 1905 Palmilla Blanco is produced by maestro vinatero Jose Luis Portillo, a 4th generation vinatero in the town of Nacori Chico, Sonora. The sotol plants (Dasylirion wheeleri) are cooked in a pit oven that is lined with volcanic rock. The plants are cooked with mesquite and oak. They are double distilled in a stainless steel still with a copper serpentine.

The Portillo Family started producing Bacanoras, Lechuguillas and Palmillas back in 1905 when Don Refugio Portillo, Jose Luis Portillos great grandfather, founded Rancho La Nopalera.

The project includes replanting agaves and promoting Opata Traditions, an ethnic group that is almost extinct. Their bottles are 100% recycled glass, made by hand by artisan workers, promoting economic grow in the region.