SOME ALCOHOLIC DRINKS IN MEXICO A kind of Indian-made mezcal Lorena Rubí Pérez Pérez
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
POZOL I n Tabasco, fermented, ground, sprouted corn kernels, flavored with salt and chili
TEPACHE F ermented drink made from the of a variety of plants, especially sugarcane and pineapple, with brown sugar; sometimes pulque is added
XANATH A vanilla-flavored liqueur
TEJUINO In northern Mexico, a weakly alcoholic drink made from fermenting corn, or sometimes agave juice, and unrefined brown sugar
YOLISPA I n central Mexico, a drink made with whisky, honey and herbs
VERDIN In southeastern Mexico, a liquor made from aromatic leaves of the tree called hoja santa , and fennel or anise
CHARAPE I n Michoacán and northern Guerrero, variously prepared, most simply from fermenting pulque with water solution of unrefined brown sugar
CHICHA V ariously prepared, as from fermented pineapple, unrefined brown sugar, nutmeg, clove, cinnamon, and ginger