Brand
Cardenxe
Cardenxe is a Mexican brand specializing in sotol, born as a small-batch, terroir-driven project that blends references to art and music to celebrate the historic northern Mexican distillate made from the Dasylirion plant.
- Mexico City · Mexico City · Mexico
- Since 2022
- 1 product
The story
Cardenxe was publicly launched in spring 2022 with the goal of reviving the sotol tradition and promoting different expressions linked to the territory. The name is inspired by the song 'Canto Cardenche' and the cardenche plant; the project is presented as an artistic and cultural brand with a commercial debut reported in 2022.
Production philosophy
The brand adopts a 'terroir-inspired' approach: each expression reflects the landscape and climate of the places where Dasylirion grows. Brand communication highlights the intersection of music, art and culture as part of the product identity.
Territory
Operational base in Mexico City; sotol expressions are produced in areas of northern Mexico, particularly the state of Chihuahua (e.g., the municipality of Aldama for 'De Desierto').
Awards and recognition
Sotol De La Sierra: Gold; Sotol De Desierto: Silver (San Francisco World Spirits Competition, 2022).
Production method
For the 'Sotol de Desierto' expression, the raw material (Dasylirion) grows for about 12–15 years, is cooked in stone-lined pit ovens, crushed by hand, fermented in pine vats and then double distilled in copper stills. The product is bottled as NAS (not aged).
Distillation
Double distillation in copper stills.
Ageing
Unaged (NAS)
Characteristics
- Type
- Brand
- City
- Mexico City
- Categories
- sotol
- spirits
- Mexican spirits
- small-batch sotol
- terroir-inspired spirits
- Raw materials
- Dasylirion (desert spoon)
- Representative products
- Sotol de Desierto 70cl - Cardenxe
- Sotol De La Sierra
What makes it distinctive
- Publicly launched in spring 2022
- Terroir-inspired expressions: 'Sotol De Desierto' and 'Sotol De La Sierra'
- 'Sotol de Desierto' production reported to take place in Aldama, Chihuahua
- Raw material: Dasylirion (desert spoon); plants used are grown for 12–15 years
- Bottled at 45% ABV for the 'Sotol De Desierto' expression (value reported for the product)