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Drinks
By: kharma Date: January 9, 2014, 1:13 am
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Gorean Drinks
Ale
More like an Earthen lager than ale, it is brewed from grains
and hops imported from Earth. It is a deep gold in color.
“The Forkbeard himself now, from a wooden keg, poured a great
tankard of ale, which must have been of the measure of five
gallons. Over this he then closed his fist. It was the sign of
the hammer, the sign of Thor. The tankard then, with two great
bronze handles, was passed from hands to hands among the rowers.
The men threw back their heads and, the liquid spilling down
their bodies, drank ale. It was the victory ale.”
~ Marauders of Gor page 99
Bazi Tea
Bazi Tea is popular in the Tahari. The tea is drank in three
tiny cups, heavily sugared. It is brewed from bazi tea leaves.
“Bazi tea is drunk in tiny glasses, usually three at a time,
carefully measured. She did not make herself tea, of course.”
~ Tribesmen of Gor page 140
“Tea is extremely important to the nomads. It is served hot and
heavily sugared. It gives them strength then, in virtue of the
sugar, and cools them, by making them sweat as well as
stimulating them. It is drunk three small cups at a time,
carefully measured.” ~ Tribesmen of Gor page 38
Black Wine
Once found primarily in Thentis, in later books it was readily
available though still expensive. Brewed from black wine beans
the drink is very similar to Earthen coffee though much
stronger. It is normally served hot with sugars and cream.
“I had heard of black wine, but had never had any. It is drunk
in Thentis, but I had never heard of it being much drunk in
other Gorean cities. Then I picked up one of the thick, heavy
clay bowls. It was extremely strong, and bitter, but it was hot,
and, unmistakably, it was coffee.” ~ Assassin of Gor page 106
“Black wine, except in the vicinity of Thentis, where most of it
is grown on the slopes of the Thentis range, is quite
expensive.”
~ Guardsman of Gor page 245
Chocolate
Apparently similar to hot chocolate of Earth. It is warmed and
sugared. The trees, which grow from cocoa beans originally
brought from Earth, now grow on Gor itself.
“This is warmed chocolate,” I said, pleased. It was very rich
and creamy.
“Yes Mistress,” said the girl.
“It is very good,” I said.
“Thank you, Mistress,” she said.
“Is it from Earth?” I asked.
“Not directly,” she said. “Many things here, of course,
ultimately have an Earth origin. It is not improbable that the
beans from which the first cacao trees on this world were grown
were brought from Earth.”
“Do the trees grow near here?” I asked.
“No, Mistress,” she said. “We obtain the beans, from which the
chocolate is made, from Cosian merchants, who, in turn obtain
them in the tropics.” ~ Kajira of Gor page 61
Falarian Wine
A very rare, extremely expensive wine the cost of which could
purchase a City. It's existence is only rumored.
“Among these petitioners came one fellow bringing with him the
promise of a gift of wine, a wine supposedly secret, the rare
Falarian, a wine only rumored among collectors to exist, a wine
supposedly so rare and precious that its cost might purchase a
city.” ~ Mercenaries of Gor page 158
Fermented Milk Curds
This is an alcoholic drink among Wagon Peoples. One would most
likely not find this drink outside of the Wagons.
“By one fire I could see a squat Tuchuk, hands on hips, dancing
and stamping about by himself, drunk on fermented milk curds,
dancing, according to Kamchak, to please the Sky.”
~ Nomads of Gor pg 28
Juices
As there are a wide variety of fruits on Gor there are also many
types of juice.
“Drink, cool drinks!” called a woman, selling juices by the side
of the road, coming up to the cart. There was a mall crowd at
the crest of the hill. It was a place where carts, and wagons,
and travelers often stopped. In such a place there were coins to
be made. She paid no attention to the sight below. Doubtless she
had seen it a thousand times. Her eyes were on possible
customers. “Would you like a drink?” I asked Boabissia.
“Yes,” she said. I purchased her some larma juice for a tarsk
bit.”
~ Mercenaries of Gor page 257
Ka-la-na
A full bodied wine distilled from the fruit of the ka-la-na
tree. Ka~la~na can be served chilled, warm, or as it is
preferred in Treve, hot. Ka~la~na may symbolize love.
“After the meal I tasted the drink which might not be
inappropriately be described as incandescent wine, bright, dry
and powerful. I later learned it was called Ka-la-na.”
~ Tarnsman of Gor page 26
“I went to his locker near the mat and got out his Ka-la-na
flask, taking a long draught myself and then shoving it into his
hands. He drained the flask in one drink and wiped his hand
across his beard, stained with the red juice of the fermented
drink.”
~ Tarnsman of Gor pg 168
Kal-da
This is an alcoholic drink that is served almost scalding hot.
It is made of low-grade Ka-la-na, citrus juices and strong
spices. It is popular mostly with the lower castes.
“Kalda is a hot drink, almost scalding, made of diluted kalana
wine, mixed with citrus juices and stinging spices. I did not
care much for the mouth warming concoction, but it was popular
with some of the lower castes, particularly those whom performed
strenuous manual labor. I expected its popularity was due more
to its capacity to warm a man and stick to his ribs, and to its
cheapness, a poor grade of Ka-la-na wine being used in its
brewing, than to any gustatory excellence. Moreover, where there
was Kal-da there should be bread and meat. I thought of the
yellow Gorean bread, baked in the shape of round, flat loaves,
fresh and hot; My mouth watered for a tabuk steak or, perhaps,
if I were lucky, a slice of roast tarsk, the formidable six
tusked wild boar of Gor's temperate forests.”
~ Outlaw of Gor pg 76
Mead
Mead is made with fermented honey, water and spices. Mead is
much favored over Paga in the North. One would rarely find Mead
in a Tavern.
“In the north generally, mead, a drink made with fermented honey
and water, and often spices and such, tends to be favored over
paga.” ~ Vagabonds of Gor, page 16
“'Here Jarl,' said Thyri, again handing me the horn. It was
filled with the mead of Torvaldsland, brewed from fermented,
honey, thick and sweet.” ~ Marauders of Gor page 90
Milk
Milk from the bosk, verr (Goat like animal) and Kaiila are
commonly found. Bosk milk can also be powdered. Kaiila milk is
reddish and has a strong, salty taste.
“….kaiila milk, which is used, like verr milk, by the peoples of
the Tahari, is reddish, and has a strong, salty taste….”
~ Tribesmen of Gor page 71
“Too I had brought up a small bowl of powdered bosk milk. We had
finished the creams last night.”
~ Guardsman of Gor page 295
“The smell of fruit and vegetables, and verr milk was very
strong.”
~ Savages of Gor page 60
Pagar-Sa-Tarna (Paga)
Paga is a fermented brew made from Sa-Tarna grain. While paga is
normally served at room temperature it may also be served warm
or hot. It is said you feel the effects of paga sooner if it is
heated.
“The Older Tarl and I may have drunk too much of that fermented
brew concocted with fiendish skill from the yellow grain,
Sa-Tarna and called Pagar-Sa-Tarna, pleasure of the life
Daughter, but almost always Paga for short: I doubted that I
would ever touch the stuff again.” ~ Tarnsmen of Gor page 61
“Your paga,” said the **** slave girl, who served me, her wrists
chained. “It is warmed as you wished.” I took it from her, not
even glancing upon her, and drained the goblet. She knelt beside
the low table, at which I sat cross-legged. “More,” I said,
handing her back the goblet, again not deigning to even glance
upon her.
“Yes, Master,” she said, rising, taking the goblet. “I liked
paga warm. One felt it so much the sooner.”
~ Raiders of Gor page 100
Palm Wine
A main export from Schendi. No description of this wine was ever
given.
“Schendi’s most significant exports are doubtless spice and
hides, with kailiauk horn and horn products also being of great
importance. One of her most delicious exports is palm wine.”
~ Explorers of Gor page 115
Rence Beer
Rence beer would commonly be found only in the Marshes. It is
steeped, boiled and fermented from crushed seeds and the whitish
pith of the rence plant.
“I had also been used to carry heavy kettles of rence beer from
the various islands to the place of feasting, as well as strings
of water gourds, poles of fish, plucked gants, slaughtered
tarks, and baskets of the pith of rence.” ~ Raiders of Gor page
40
“At such times there is drinking of rence beer, steeped, boiled
and fermented from the crushed seeds and the whitish pith of the
plant.” ~ Raiders of Gor page 18
Sul Paga
Sul paga is brewed from suls, a vegetable much like am Earthen
potato. It is most like moonshine, being clear, without taste,
and extremely strong. Sul paga would most likely not be
available outside of the Peasant Villages it is brewed in.
“Sul paga is, when distilled, though the sul itself is yellow,
is as clear as water... the still, with its tanks and pipes, lay
within the village, that of Tabuk's Ford, in which Thurnus, our
host, was caste leader. `Excellent,' said my master, sipping the
Sul paga. He could have been commenting only on the potency of
drink, for Sul paga is almost tasteless. One does not guzzle Sul
paga. Last night one of the men had held my head back and forced
me to swallow a mouthful. In moments things had gone black, and
I had fallen unconscious.” ~ Slave Girl of Gor page 134
“Sul paga, as anyone knew, is seldom available outside of a
peasant village, where it is brewed. Sul paga would slow a
tharlarion. To stay on your feet after a mouthful of Sul paga it
is said one must be of the peasants, and then for several
generations. And even then it is said, it is difficult to
manage. There is a joke about the baby of a peasant father being
born drunk nine months later.” ~ Slave Girl of Gor page 414
Ta Wine
This wine is made from ta grapes. The color of Ta Wine was never
mentioned.
“It was Ta wine, from the Ta grapes of the terraces of Cos. In
the last year heavy import duties had been levied by the high
council of Vonda against the wines of certain other cities, in
particular against the Ka-la-nas of Ar.”
~ Fighting Slave of Gor page 306
Turian Liquors
Turian wines are sweet, syrupy wines, heavily sugared. The
liquors of Turia are considered the best on Gor.
“She picked up the small tray from the stand near the table. On
it was the small vessel containing a thick, sweet liqueur from
distant Turia, the Ar of the south, and the two tiny glasses
from which we had sipped it.” ~ Explorers of Gor page 10
“I did not much care for the sweet, syrupy wines of Turia,
flavored and sugared to the point where one could almost leave
one's fingerprint on their surface.” ~ Nomads of Gor pages 83-84
Water
There are about as many means of getting water on Gor as there
are on Earth. Wells can be found in the Tahari, aqueducts can be
found in Cities, spring water in the mountains and water can
even be obtained from the Liana Vine.
“Another useful source of water is the liana vine. One makes the
first cut high, over one's head, to keep the water from being
withdrawn by contraction and surface adhesion up the vine. The
second cut, made a foot or so from the ground, gives a vine tube
which, drained, yields in the neighborhood of a liter of water.”
~ Explorers of Gor page 311
White Wine
No description of this wine was given, it was simply stated as
being a * light white wine*.
“The first wine, a light white wine, was being deferentially
served by Pamela and Bonnie.” ~ Fighting Slave of Gor page 276
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