Lotte Verduin

Yay! Sotol has finally reached Difford’s guide too! :) Passionately spreading the sotol love here in Amsterdam, the Netherlands where almost noone know it yet. It is the sustainable future for agave-spirits, since those have become a bit scarce at the moment. As one of three other bars in the Netherlands, I got to put sotol plus a nice dry negroni-style cocktail on our new menu and people are loving it! :D La Higuera Wheeleri sotol is amazing!

Sounds delicious!! Question: is the coconut water the neutral/clear variant? Or does it need to have the sweet coconutty flavour?

Sounds delicious and unique! Question: is the coconut water supposed to be the neutral/clear variant? Or does it need to have the typical sweet coconutty flavour?

Thank you for the quick reply! By the way, it seems like a small amount of fluids (60ml) compared to most cocktails that are around 100-110ml. Or does the cucumber slice need to be thick enough to produce around 30ml of juice? Or do you shake this one longer than usual?

Would the Merlet VSOP be a good cognac for this cocktail? Or would it be too fruity and mess with the balance?

The Bobs bitters aren't to be found anywhere in the Netherlands and there's no website that ships to here at the moment. Is there any other good bitter I could replace it with? Or if I use Diplomatico Planas instead of Havana, can I also leave it out?

For the ones who aren't fans of tequila, can I replace it by Diplomatico Planas and have it still taste nice?