Lizard Wine

Jul 29, 2010 2 Replies

There are some very strange wines and spirits from parts of Asia that include various zoologicals. Some things in the wine include snakes, lizards, sea horses, scorpions, large spiders etc.



I just received a bottle of Vietnam Lizard wine from eBay. See a picture of the bottle at

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"Vietnam's Lizard Wine Bottle Very Rare



Bottle Size: LARGE



Bottle Dimension: 10 inches TALL, 5.5 inches WIDE, 2 inches THICK



I only have a few bottles left; I will not be able to get more for a very long time. So if you want one of these rare and exotic collectibles, please act now.



I get a lot of emails asking if I have more bottles after I've sold my last bottle. I wasn't just saying it when I announced that it was my last bottle. So please act now if you want one of these unique bottles.



I'll get more snake wine bottles if and only if one of my friends goes back to Vietnam. On top of that, it strongly depends on if he/she could find these bottles because it's not like they're being sold at every Vietnamese city or town.



Description & Content



This is our uniquely famous Vietnam snake wine bottle. The bottle contains a



2 large Lizards, ginsengs, Asian red peppers and other secret ingredients.

These bottles are getting harder and harder to find, so if you want one of these rarities, please act now.



These bottles make great gifts: holiday, special occasion, birthday, promotion, house-warming ect... I've been selling these bottles for years and every one of my customers has been completely satisfied with the product. These bottles are great for bars, private bars, offices, living room decors, trophy cases, and other places around your home, work place, etc... These bottles are a collector must have! You’ll never be able to find snake wine bottles at any US retail stores.



Snake Wine Bottles are getting a lot harder to find these days. It's been a long time since I was able to get a hold on some of these bottles. If you want one of these exotic rarities, Please act now before they're gone. I usually run out of these bottles rather quickly.



One more thing, these bottles were hand-picked by my friend in Vietnam to make sure there are no cracks or fractures of any kind. Also, she only chooses the nicest and most unique bottles; my bottles are anything but ordinary. NO other seller on eBayer carries these exclusive bottles."



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Now what would you serve with this lizard wine. The wine is likely rice wine which may be somewhat fortified. However the Asian red peppers in the bottle are likely extremely hot and would make it impossible to properly taste a western wine for a long time after drinking the lizard wine. At one time the English sometimes served a savory course at the very end of the meal, and this likely would be the best way to serve lizard wine. You can get some very savory food to serve with the wine from a store in Thailand that ships to most countries. Things to try might include roasted nymphs, rhino beatles, silk worm larvae, giant water scorpions, queen weaver ants, weaver ant eggs, BBQ scorpions, pregnant crickets, and last, but not least, buffalo dung beatles.



Do not expect tasting notes anytime soon :-).


cwdjrxyz wrote on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:37:43 -0700 (PDT):

The strange ingredients are not confines to Asia. Have you never seen Tequila with a worm in it? Not that I've tried the stuff nor that I ever intend to.

I have not seen Tequila with a worm in the bottle, but Mezcal con Gusano is easy to find in the US.One widely distributed brand is Monte Alban. Also Scorpion Mescal Anejo with a scorpion exoskeleton in the bottle can be found. Some very high quality Mezcal is found in remote mountain villages in Mexico, but it is difficult to find the real thing even in Mexico unless you go to the village. Recently a firm in the US has brought some of this special single village mezcal into the US For example there is Del Maguey Single Village Mezcal Pechuga, Santa Catarina Minas. This starts as a very high quality double distilled Mezcal. At a time of the year when wild mountain fruits are ripe, a huge amount of this fruit is added to the Mezcal and it is distilled again. The unique thing is that a chicken breast (pechuga) is suspended in the pot still with strings so the vapor passes over it. Production is minute, the US price is near $200 per bottle. Another rare Mezcal is Del Maguey Single Village Mezcal, 100% Tobala (wild mountain Maguey), but this one uses no worms, scorpions, or chicken breast. The wild mountain maguey used is a much smaller plant than the cultivated variety usually used for making Mezcal and Tequila. However both Mezal and Tequala are spirits high in alcohol and are not wine. I know it may strain the conception of wine that many have to call snake wine a wine since rice wine, often fortified is used. However there are spirits, often called whiskey, in Asia that contain animals that also are made.

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