Desert Door

Immediately loved the ambiance here--it was welcoming from the moment you drive up! We each got a cocktail before the tour and I tasted each. Holy smokes, I was impressed that each one was refreshing and unique. We did the tour as well and had so much fun seeing the unique process for sotol and having a small tasting of each type. We bought several things from the small, but tasteful gift shop!

Three friends and I reserved and attended a Sunday afternoon tour. Four other persons joined us for the event. $120 plus fees from our group alone. Things immediately went downhill. The tour guide, Kate, was repeatedly off base and a bad representative for the otherwise excellent brand.She started by walking over to us, asking us if we wanted a beverage while we waited to start, and then instructing us that she could not deliver said beverage. Okay. We proceeded to tour with her. She was quirky and wacky. More awkward really. It was like she didn't know how to belong. A ton of time was spent listening to her explaining growing up in Boston. And her high fives. Sometimes she had great information, but it was crowded by her own nonsense. She repeatedly told us we were each being taken off the tour. Individually. Although she was kidding, she's the one that should not be on this tour. It's like that customer removal was her quirky theme. It is a shame, because there are so many better options for a tour theme. Such as the uniqueness of the product. Or it being from the region. Or this is the only company now producing it. But no, Kate wasn't in that line of thinking. "What is happening?" we kept asking each other. Thankfully the product and facility are great. She was not. She closed the tour with photo bombing our group photo without our knowing it. Huh? Didn't appreciate that. It's time for Kate to focus on another role please.

Love this spot. The drinks are delicious; I highly recommend the cocktail flight. It also has the coolest desert vibe. Limited indoor seating but lots of picnic tables outside. Live music often playing outside too, but can be a bit loud. There is a food truck but have yet to try it!

This was a wonderful experience!! A fun place to hang out with girl friends, family or a date. Comfortable ambiance with all different types of seating. There was a live duo that played upbeat music. The service was attentive and offered great suggestions. In the end I decided on their flight and that was a great way to get started in tasting their popular beverages. The place was clean and best of all, they love dogs!! Definitely a must repeat for me! Note: They have the distillery on location and provide tours! You have to try Texas sotol!!

Great experience for a girls day! We loved our cocktails and the weather was perfect for a day outside. Service was great and everyone was friendly.

My travel to Desert Door on a Sunday was the best. The people here are so nice and the place is so welcoming. There is free parking in the front and more parking in the back. They have indoor and outdoor sitting. They have complimentary water available which is great in the hot Texas summer. I ordered a flight of drinks which contained the delicious Sotal that they make. Sotal is not tequila, it is not mezcal, it is Sotal which is clean, delicious and tequila's smoother more sustainable cousin. Go to Desert Door learn and drink about Sotal it's delicious.

We drove by and we both yelled "Stop! We have to check this cool place out!" We pulled in and were pleasantly surprised how great the vibe is. Ordered an Essential Flight of their top 4 cocktails and it was soooo good! Plus queso and chips that were delicious. First time learning about Sotol. Check this cool place out especially the awesome front patio with live music.

A stunning distillery in Driftwood! I tried the espresso martini and the ube sour--both were fantastic. There's also a Mexican food truck on-site where you can grab a bite, and the food was pretty good. The service was just alright though, as our waiter didn't seem too enthusiastic.

I had wanted to visit Desert Door for years, and on our visit to Texas a few weeks ago, our drive from Fredericksburg to Austin was the perfect opportunity!Desert Door is the only commercial distiller of sotol in the United States. How cool is that?! I first had sotol in Tulum in 2017 and have been happy to find it making its way onto more menus in the U.S. since then. When I learned of Desert Door, I followed them on Instagram and saved it in my brain to remember to visit when I was next visiting the area. What is sotol? If you haven't had it before, it is a spirit made from the sotol plant (whereas mezcal and tequila are made from the agave plant), which is native to northern Mexico and the southwestern US (including West Texas). What is Desert Door? It's a distillery and a tasting room! It was started by three veterans who met as MBA students at UT who wanted to start a distillery and ended up becoming the first US commercial producers of sotol! (There's a really interesting New Yorker article about them and Desert Door!)What is Desert Door like? The tasting room has an inside area as well as lots of outdoor seating (covered with fans or heaters depending on the season). The outside seating is gorgeous and that's where we sat earlier this month (you know, one of those 60-degree January days in Texas!). The space is gorgeous. It also had a food truck (so you can stay and drink for hours)! And the service was excellent. We started with a couple of flights, since it was our first visit! One flight was of their sotols (the original, the oak-aged, and a special series sotol), and the other was a flight of their cocktails. I definitely recommend you try their sotols straight if you haven't had sotol before, but the cocktails are great - creative, fun, and delicious. I love when a place lives up to expectations you've had and built up for years. Desert Door did that. It's just awesome. A unique place, making a unique product, with great drinks, vibes, and customer service. I highly recommend checking it out.

Always a favorite for when friends come to visit! The staff are so accommodating and the cocktails are well balanced and so tasty! It feels like a trip to big bend at the tasting room.