Lao Snake Whiskey

Lao Snake Whiskey is a traditional beverage in Laos made by infusing the local style of rice whiskey with a snake which is left in the bottle of whiskey for several months.

About Lao Snake Whiskey
The consumption of spirits infused with snake is a tradition that has a documented history in Asia going back to the Western Zhou Dynasty of China (1,045 BC to 771 BC). The snake infused drink is believed by some to have medicinal qualities which can cure a wide range of ailments. The term ‘snake-oil salesman’ in America is reference to the snake whiskey of China, which like the products of the snake-oil salesman has dubious and unproven benefits. The most common medicinal quality ascribed to rice whiskey is to improve sexual performance. Snake whiskey is in effect the Viagra of ancient Asia and it’s still drunk today for the same reason all over South East and East Asia, although not in India or Nepal where snakes are generally revered as holy creatures.