Flor del Desierto Cascabel Snake Pechuga Sotol is a rare pechuga-style sotol from Chihuahua, Mexico, triple distilled with rattlesnake meat and rested in old oak. It is bottled at 48% ABV (96 proof).

The Story of Cascabel

Cascabel means “rattlesnake.” Maestro Sotolero Don Gerardo Ruelas uses wild Dasylirion leiophyllum, 18 to 22 years old, harvested at low elevation in the Coyame Desert. The plants are pit-roasted over willow and oak, shredded by axe and knife, and fermented 5 to 7 days in open-air pine tanks. The third distillation adds fresh rattlesnake meat at about 3 grams per liter, and the sotol then rests 90 days in 40-year-old neutral oak casks.

Tasting Notes

• Nose: Citrus, quince and salty pine resin
• Palate: Rounded by the natural sweetness of roasted sotol and soft oak vanilla
• Finish: Long, elegant and mineral

How to Enjoy

Sip it neat at room temperature from a copita.

Why Collectors Want This Bottle

• Rare rattlesnake pechuga
• Wild-harvested Dasylirion aged 18 to 22 years
• Rested 90 days in 40-year-old oak

Product Details

• Brand: Flor del Desierto
• Type: Pechuga Sotol
• Plant: Wild Dasylirion leiophyllum
• Origin: Coyame Desert, Chihuahua, Mexico
• Rested: 90 days in neutral oak
• ABV / Proof: 48% ABV / 96 proof
• Size: 750ml

FAQ

What is the ABV of Flor del Desierto Cascabel?
It is bottled at 48% ABV, which is 96 proof.

Is there really rattlesnake in it?
Yes. Fresh rattlesnake meat is added during the third distillation, in the pechuga tradition.

What does cascabel mean?
Rattlesnake.

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