[Aztlan] Maya Alcoholic Fruits Wine

[jglsharpe Sharpe]

Hi,
Many years ago while I was in San Cristobal De Las Casas we had wandered 
into a Mayan fiesta one evening at a church on the outskirts of town. We 
were the only gringos there. We were invited to drink what sounded to me 
like "posh" or Potch", which must be the "tepache" mentioned in other 
postings. It was in a very large kettle, simmering over a small fire. It 
appeared to contain a stew of a variety of fruits. However they were adding 
rum and cane sugar liquor. I was thinking the alcohol must be burning off, 
but it was quite strong. A few of the drinkers were very drunk. Later when 
we were visiting the Blom house/museum, some of the people there said it was 
Chicha and had never heard of the term "posh". I feel somewhat vindicated 
seeing the term tepache.
Jeff Sharpe

>From: "Henry Avila" <hwavila at tutopia.com>
>To: <aztlan at lists.famsi.org>
>Subject: Re: [Aztlan] Maya Alcoholic Fruits Wine
>Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2007 16:54:21 -0500
>
>
>Alcoholic Fruits Wine
>
>Well, I don´t know if this drink is from maya origin, but certainly it is
>very antique here in high lands of Guatemala.  And it is prepared almost
>only for the maya comunity.
>
>Consist in a mix of fruits pieces in a boiling soup, many kinds of fruits,
>and then it gets bury for about three weeks.  After that lapse, it is ready
>for drink.
>
>This drink is known as "koosha" and it is forbbiden by the goverment.  It 
>is
>very alcoholic, I proved it and I think it is like a shot of tequila.  One
>person can be easily get drunk with a few drinks.  I was wondering if this
>was an antique drink just like the "maize wine".
>
>Regards.
>
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