FLOR DEL DESIERTO CARNEI SOTOL 51% 750ML NOM-159-SCFI-2004 (VENISON PECHUGA) (Chihuahua, Mexico)

Pechuga-style sotol produced in Chihuahua, Mexico Maestro Sotolero José “Chito” Fernandez Flores Made from 100% Dasylirion weeleri, aged 18–22 years, wild harvested from the forests of the Madera Mountains Cooked in shallow pits fueled by willow and oak Shredded by axe and knife Open-air fermented for 7-9 days in pine wood tanks (tinas) Distilled three times in traditional copper pot stills The third distillation introduces a number of botanicals including star anise, orange, raisin, apple, and walnuts; perhaps most notably, a raw cut of venison (deer) is hung in the pot still’s upper chamber, for traditional reasons both aesthetic and spiritual 51% ABV INFO Producer:Flor Del Desierto Vintage:NV Country:Mexico Region:Chihuahua Spirit Type:Agave / Sotol / Pox Spirit Sub Type:Sotol TASTING NOTES Wild harvested Dasylirion wheeleri is used to make this “pechuga” style sotol from José “Chito” Fernandez Flores. Roasted in a traditional pit oven using willow and oak firewood, then milled by hand and fermented for 7-9 days, the sotol is distilled three times in a traditional copper pot still. On the third distillation, botanicals are added including star anise, orange, raisin, apple, and walnuts; perhaps most notably, a raw cut of venison (deer) is hung in the pot still’s upper chamber, for traditional reasons both aesthetic and spiritual. 51% ABV