Move over, mezcal—New York is about to get a crash course in sotol, the earthy, complex spirit from northern Mexico that the once dubbed “The Next Big Drink.” From October 6–12, Sotol Week will take over the city with cocktail specials, tastings and events designed to spotlight this desert-born distillate and the people behind it.

More than 70 bars and restaurants will feature sotol-based creations throughout the week, from refreshing highballs to smoky stirred sippers. Expect to see Casa Lotos Sotol featured across the city at some of NYC’s most notable drinking destinations like Superbueno , Dante , Saga , the Wall Street Hotel , Cosme , Toloache and El Fish. Each will riff on the spirit’s versatility, from bracingly vegetal martinis to smoky-sweet riffs on cla

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