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Each of Mexico's dozens of indigenous
groups seems to have at least one fermented drink that it thinks of as its
own. The following list just scratches the surface.
acachú:
in Zacapoaxtla, Puebla, a liquor of the capulín cherry
aguamiel: in central Mexico, a
mildly intoxicating drink made from sap of the maguey, of the agave family
aguardiente: aguardiente,
brandy
aguardiente de caña: rum
anís: mixture of alcohol,
water, and essence of anise
bacamora or bacanora: a kind of Indian-made
mescal
batari: in Chihuahua, a
tesgüino made by the Tarahumara Indians of ground-up, germinated and
fermented corn kernels
brandy: brandy
caxtila: In the Sierra de
Zongolica, Veracruz, a rum prepared by the Nahua Indians
cerveza: beer
charanda: name for various
drinks, some made from fermenting agave sap, others from sugarcane juice
charape: in Michoacán and
northern Guerrero, variously prepared, most simply from fermenting pulque
with water solution of unrefined brown sugar
chicha: variously prepared, as
from fermented pineapple, unrefined brown sugar, nutmeg, clove, cinnamon,
and ginger
chichihualco: in Guerrero, made
from fermented agave sap
chorreado: in Mexico State,
Morelos and Guerrero, a mixture of whiskey, milk, chocolate, sugar, and,
sometimes, egg
chumiate: in Mexico State, a
name for fruit liqueurs
colonche: in central Mexico,
made from the fermentation of macerated cactus fruit and sugar
comiteco: especially in
Chiapas, a drink made from agave sap
curado: name applied to too
many kinds of drinks to specify
damiana; in Sinaloa, a
fermented infusion of the herb known as damiana, of the genus
Turnera
garapiña: same as chicha
ginebra: gin
habanero: in Tabasco, a local
rum; in Yucatán, made from the tropical tree-fruit called nance
huazamoteco: in Durango,
alcohol diluted with water, with tequila
kahlúa: a coffee-flavored
liqueur
mezcal: mescal, distilled from
pulque (see below)
mistela or mustela: in southern Mexico,
various recipes made with a variety of fruits such as the nance, mango,
and plum; typically the fruit is fermented with water and alcohol until
hardened, then sealed and fermented for another year
mosco or
mosquio: a liquor based on oranges or orange peel
nevado: in Puebla and Mexico
State, fruit liquors
nochotle: among the Mixtecs of
central Mexico, a drink made by adding juice from the prickly-pear cactus,
nopal cardón, to pulque
podzol: in Tabasco, fermented,
ground, sprouted corn kernels, flavored with salt and chili
ponche: punch (ponche de
fruta = fruit punch)
posh: in Chiapas, a whisky
based on sugarcane juice
pozol or
pozole: in southeastern Mexico, drink from fermented
corn paste flavored with salt or chili
pulque: pulque -- in central
Mexico, a mildly intoxicating drink made by fermenting the sap, or
aguamiel, of the maguey agave
resacado: a high-grade whiskey
rompope: typically based on
milk, almonds and egg yolk
ron: rum
sangría: sangria
sotol: in Jalisco and Nayarit,
a distilled drink using fermented sap of the desert yucca called sotol,
of the genus Dasylirion
sugiki: same as batari
taberna: in Isthmus of
Tehuantepec area, made by fermentation of juice from a local palm tree
tecuí: in Mexico State, alcohol
and fruit juice, especially juice of orange, limon, or pineapple
tejuino: in western Mexico,
among Huichol Indians, drink of fermented corn, with added alcohol
tepache: fermented drink made
from the of a variety of plants, especially sugarcane and pineapple, with
brown sugar; sometimes pulque is added
teporocha: in Mexico State, a
mixture of alcohol and soda drink
tequila: especially from
Jalisco, made from fermented sap of a maguey-like agave
tesgüino, tesgüín, or tejuino:
in northern Mexico, a weakly alcoholic drink made from fermenting corn, or
sometimes agave juice, and unrefined brown sugar
torito: dozens of recipes; in
Mexico State, it is often tequila or rum mixed with orange juice, vinegar,
onion and chili pepper; in Guerrero, mescal cured with vinegar, green
chili pepper, onion, tomato, and cheese; in Veracruz, rum with fruits,
such as guava, mamey, limon and peanuts, mixed with condensed milk,
regular milk, and ice
tuba: drink from fermentation
of juice from different kinds of palm, especially the coconut palm, often
flavored with pineapple, limon, chili, etc.
tuxca: same as mescal
verdín: In southeastern Mexico,
a liquor made from aromatic leaves of the tree called hoja santa,
and fennel or anise
vino: wine
whisky or
wiski: whiskey
xanath: a vanilla-flavored
liqueur
xtabentún: an anise-flavored
liqueur
yolispa: in central Mexico, a
drink made with whisky, honey and herbs
zotol: in Chihuahua, the same
as sotol
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