Flor Del Desierto Cascabel Sotol 48% 750ml Nom-159-scfi- (rattlesnake Pechuga) (Chihuahua, Mexico)
| Vintage: | 2004 |
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| Description: | Pechuga-style sotol produced in Chihuahua, Mexico Maestro Sotolero Don Gerardo Ruelas 100% Dasylirion leiophyllum, aged 1822 years, wild harvested at low elevation in the Coyame Desert Cooked in shallow pits fueled by willow and oak Shredded by axe and knife Open-air fermented for 57 days in pine wood tanks (tinas) Distilled three times in traditional copper pot stills The third distillation introduces fresh rattlesnake meat at about 3 grams per liter of sotol Aged for 90 days in 40-year-old neutral oak casks A unique spirit with a complex character that includes citrus, quince, and salty pine resin rounded by the natural sweetness of roasted pias and the soft vanillin of oak age, all wrapped up with a long, elegant mineral finish 48% Abv Info Producer:Flor Del Desierto Vintage:NV Country:Mexico Region:Chihuahua Spirit Type:Agave / Sotol / Pox Spirit Sub Type:Sotol Tasting Notes Made from 100% wild-harvested Dasylirion leiophyllum harvested in the Coyame Desert by Master Sotelier, Don Gerardo Ruelas. Roasted in a pit oven using willow and oak firewood, and milled using axe and knife. This sotol is triple-distilled in the pechuga style, made with fresh rattlesnake meat (about 3g / L), and is matured for 90 days in neutral oak casks after distillation. A unique spirit with a complex character that includes citrus, quince, and salty pine resin rounded by the natural sweetness of roasted pias and the soft vanillin of oak age, all wrapped up with a long, elegant mineral finish. 48% Abv. |
| Price: | $ 89.99 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from Hi-Time Wine Cellars
| Address: |
250 Ogle Street Costa Mesa, CA 92627 United States |
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| Telephone (toll-free): | 800-331-3005 |
| Telephone (regular): | 949-650-8463 |
| Fax: | 949-631-6863 |
First added to 1000 Corks on August 29, 2024.
