WTF IS EL SOLITARIO?
Coinciding with our 14th anniversary, we were asked by some avid observers to present ourselves and define where we are going. Instead of manufacturing a long boring document we wrote this one minute El Solitario manifesto and edited some footage to illustrate our DNA and our destiny.
DESERT WOLVES PLAYLIST: A MUSICAL ADVENTURE STEERED BY EL SOLITARIO
Although with scant regard for the banality of much in popular culture, El Solitario`s approach to music isn’t rooted in intellectual superiority but leaves a door ajar into a psychedelic, esoteric, sometimes challenging world. Making us junkies for new soundscapes. Our musical inclinations are often the result of a near-mythological desire for complete independence, better-ly (does this word even exist?) defined by the roads we chose not to take than the mountains we repeatedly conquered.
WOLF RACING IN AFRICA
Unlike the Dakar, which has evolved into a loop rally with zero geographical interest, the Morocco Desert Challenge offers a “coast to coast” adventure. In eight stages the participants cross a maximum part of Morocco, along the Algerian border, as far away as possible from the tourist zones. The participants therefore do not sleep in hotels, but in beautiful, self-built desert bivouacs.
THE HOUSE OF RACING WIZARDRY
Good motorcycle events are almost extinct these days, and if you find one, every glittering ounce of them should be cherished and hoarded and worshipped and fondled like a priceless diamond. Last weekend, England´s Grimsthorpe Castle witnessed the celebration of the Malle Mile (One of the last surviving ones!) and the revival of ESMC´s ludicrous race “La Copita”.
El Solitario Outlaw Whisky Collection Drop
In the common law of England, a “Writ of Outlawry” made the pronouncement Caput lupinum – “Let his be a wolf’s head” – with respect to its subject, equating that person with a wolf in the eyes of the law. The Outlaw was deprived of all legal rights, allowing others to kill him on sight, as if he was such a wild creature.
El Solitario Outlaw Whisky Collection
Next Full Moon we will launch one of the wildest endeavors of the Wolf family. A dream that has taken years to become a reality. El Solitario Outlaw Whisky Collection (E.S.O.W.C.), will soon have a place of its own in our ecosystem, and we are ecstatic to finally be able to get closer to all of you, bringing to your door the true spirit of El Solitario. What is more intimate than sharing a good bottle of liquid gold around the fire?
E.S.O.W.C. will strive to find the most authentic distilleries around the world and bring to light those whiskys that personify the ethos of El Solitario. We will bottle in limited editions, those spirits that for any given practicalities or any other obscure reason, never saw the light, although reveal an exceptional taste and ‘garra’.
Stay tuned.
K.I.S.S. Double-Knit Jersey
KISS is an acronym for keep it simple stupid. A design principle noted by the U.S. Navy in 1960, stating that most systems
work best if they are kept simple rather than made complicated; therefore, simplicity should be a key goal in design, and
unnecessary complexity should be avoided.
CHEAT DEATH: Sebago X El Solitario
What unites Sebago and El Solitario MC is a clear focus on exceptional quality and meticulous attention to detail. Two seemingly opposing worlds, driven by a common desire to harness their outstanding craftsmanship to make their visions a reality.
Super Blood Moon Eclipse
Sunday´s full Moon will be very special. The first supermoon* of the year, it will also be the only total lunar eclipse** of 2022. In other words, this Sunday we will witness an incredible SUPER BLOOD MOON ECLIPSE which, if your weather favours you, it will be a beautiful thing to enjoy.
Inspiration exists, but it better catch you working!
Many of you will know why El Solitario decided to brand our adventures under the wolf insignia, and this message might seem redundant, but others will certainly love to know when and why we decided to seal our destiny with this magnificent creature.