"The Forkbeard himself 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, Pg. 82
BAZI TEA
Served in a cup. Nothing cerimonious.
If in Earth it would be? Pekoe green tea
Vessel to serve: cup
Container: Heated water in kettles on the stove.. Preparee by putting the leaves into the kettle of boiling water. Put it on a small tray. A bowl of sugar must follow the serve.
"Bazi tea is a common beverage on Gor. Many Goreans are fond of it".
Kajira of Gor Pg 332
"'Make me tea,' I said. 'Is it ready?' I asked. I looked at the tiny copper kettle on the small stand. A tiny kaiila-dung fire burned under it. A small, heavy, curved glass was nearby, on a flat box, which would hold some two ounces of the tea. Bazi tea is drunk in tiny glasses, usually three at a time, carefully measured. She did not make herself tea, of course. She lifted the kettle from the fire and, carefully, poured me a tiny glass of tea. I took the glass."
Tribesmen of Gor, page 139
BLACK WINE
Brewed from the fresh, dark beans grown in the mountains of Thentis, it is traditionally served with sugars and bosk milk.
1st slave: serve traditional
2nd slave: pure
If in Earth it would be? Coffee
Vessel to serve in: cups or small tankards
Container: kettle on stove
"Yes, Mistress," I said. I took the vessel of black wine, removing it from its warmer, and put it on its tray, that already bearing the tiny cups, the cream and sugars, the spices, the napkins and spoons. I then carried the tray, with the black wine, hot and steaming, to the table and pit it down there. Susan then, as "first slave," took the orders and did the measuring and mixing; I, as "second slave," did the pouring. Afterwards I returned the tray to the serving table, and the vessel of black wine to its warmer.
Kajira of Gor, Pg 405-406
BOSK MILK
Rich, thick and sweet milk
If in Earth it would be? Cow milk
Vessel to serve in: goblet, tankard, horn, or cups
"When the meat was ready, Kamchak ate his fill, and drank down a flagon of bosk milk"
Nomads of Gor, Pg. 139
BREEDING WINE or SECOND WINE
Sweet beverage that counteracts slave wine, making the woman fertile
Vessel to serve in: wooden cup
"In the concentrated state, as in slave wine, developed by the caste of physicians, the effect is almost indefinite, usually requiring a releaser for its remission, usually administered, to a slave, in what is called the breeding wine, or the "second wine".
Blood Brothers of Gor, Pg 319
CHOCOLATE
A rich, creamy, sweet, warm drink
If in Earth it would be? hot chocolate
Vessel to serve in: cup
How to make: melted chocolate and milk, in a small kettle on the stove
"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."
Kajira of Gor, Pg 61
COSIAN WINE
A sweet red wine, made from imported fruit
If in Earth it would be? red wine
Vessel to serve in: goblet
Container: bottles
"She had brought, too, paga, Cosian wine, and water."
Rogue of Gor, Pg. 257
FALARIAN WINE
Too rare and expensive beverage
"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 pg 158
KA-LA-NA
A sweet, rich, fragrant red wine. Made from kalana fruit. It is served cool or at room temperature
If in Earth it would be? Pear wine
Vessel to serve in: Goblets
Container: Bottles and kegs
"After the meal I tasted the drink, which might not inappropriately be described as an almost incandescent wine, bright dry, and powerful. I learned later it was called Ka-la-na".
Tarnsman of Gor. Pg 26
"I went to his locker neat 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 170
"I do not wish to come home with you now, she said lightly, a bit of kalana spilling from the silver goblet she held."
Rogue of Gor pg 157
KAL-DA
A hot almost scalding drink made of distilled Ka-la-na wine mixed with juices of fruits as tospit and larma and hot spices. It is a peasant drink
Vessel to serve in: bowl or pot
Container: Is boiling in a kettle on the stove
"Kal-da is a hot drink, almost scalding, made of diluted Ka-la-na wine, mixed with citrus juices and stinging spices. but it was popular with some of the lower castes, particularly those who 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".
Outlaw of Gor, Pg 76
"I had hardly settled myself behind the table when the propietor had placed a large, fat pot of steaming Kal-da before me. It almost burned my hands to lift the pot. I took a long, burning swig of the brew and though, on another ocassion, I might have thought it foul, tonight it sang through my body like the bubbling fire it was, a sizzling, brutal irritant that tasted so bad and yet charmed me so much I had to laugh."
Outlaw of Gor pg 78
LIQUEURS
Usually made from spices and fruits, but occasionally made from black wine, nut extracts or even chocolate extracted into alcohol. Liqueurs are sweet and heavy.
Vessel to serve in: tiny, stemmed glasses
Container: decorative bottles and glassware
"It is time for the liqueurs, slave,' I told her 'Yes, Master,' she whispered. 'Ah,'said Glyco.'The liqueurs!' First from the kitchen, bearing her tray, came the voluptuous slave of Aemilianuus. Behind her, too with her tray, came the little dark-haired slave. In a moment both were derferntially serving. The collared softness of the dark-haired girl well set off the the metal of the tray, and the small multicolored glasses and bottles upon it."
Guardsman of Gor pg 254
MEAD
fermented honey; thick and sweet
Vessel to serve in: Horn or tankard
Container: found in pitchers on the warming stove, or in barrels in the
kitchen or cold storage area.
"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, Pg 90
"Bera went to the next man, to fill his cup with the mead, from the heavy hot tankard, gripped with cloth, which she carried".
Marauders of Gor, p 78
"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 pg 16
"I held up the large drinking horn of the north. 'There is no way for this to stand upright,' I said to him, puzzled. He threw back his head again and roared once more with laughter. 'If you cannot drain it,' he said, 'give it to another!' I threw back my head and drained the horn."
Marauders of Gor pg 89
PAGA
A grain-based, fermented drink made from sa-tarna. Smooth and clear, it is usually served warm.
If in Earth it would be? Ale
Vessel to serve in: Footed bowl (kantharos)
Container: barrels or casks in the kitchen, or warming on the stove in pitchers.
"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".
Tarnsman of Gor. Pg 59
PALM WINE
A clear wine made from the palm leave fruits, an export of Schendi. Smooth and clear, it is usually served cool.
If in Earth it would be? dry wine
Vessel to serve in: Goblet
Container: Bottles
"One of her most delicious exports is palm wine".
Explorers of Gor Pg. 115
"My recommendation," said Ayari, "would be to stab him, when he is not looking, or perhaps to poison his palm wine."
Explorers of Gor, Pg 429
SLAVE WINE
A black, bitter beverage, the main ingredient being sip root,it is given to the slave and acts as a contraceptive. Its effect is instant and lasts indetermined.
Vessel to serve in: Small wooden chipped bowl as it is given to slaves only
"The effect of the sip root, in most women is effective for three or four months. In the concentrated state, as in slave wine, developed by the caste of Physicians, the effect is almost indefinate, usually requiring a releaser for it remission, usually administered, to a slave, in what is called the breeding wine, or the second wine"
Blood Brothers of Gor, Pg 319.
"Slave wine is bitter, intentionally so. Its effects lasts for more than a Gorean month. I did not wish the females to conceive. A female slave is taken off slave wine only when it is her master's intention to breed her."
Marauders of Gor, Pg 23
SUL PAGA
Very strong, alcoholic drink made from suls
If in Earth what it would be? Vodka
Vessel to serve in: bowl
Container: bottles in the wine rack
"Excellent," said my master, sipping the Sul paga. He could have been commenting only on the potency of the drink, for Sul paga is almost tasteless. One does not guzzle Sul paga. Last night one of the men held my head back and forced me to swallow a mouthful. In moments things had gone black, and I had fallen unconscious. I had awakened only this morning, ill, miserable, with a splitting headache".
Slave Girl of Gor, Pg 134
TA WINE
A clear red wine served at room temperature
Vessel to serve in: Goblet
Container: bottles
"Thank you, Master," I said, and drank some swallows of the beverage. It was Ta wine, from the Ta grapes of the terraces of Cos. Such a small thing, in its way, bespoke the intimacy of the trade relations between Vonda and 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, Pg 306
TURIAN LIQUEUR
A thick, sweet liqueur from Turia, served in tiny glasses. These liqueurs are considered the best on Gor.
Vessel to serve in: Goblet
Container: bottles
"The former Peggy Baxter, of Earth, nude and in the steel collar of Tasdron of Victoria, her master, now danced before me, a Gorean slave girl. I sipped a Turian liqueur."
Guardsman of Gor, Pg 259
TURIAN WINE
Sweet, syrupy wines of Turia, flavored and sugared to the point where could leave a mark on the surface
Vessel to serve in: Goblet
Container: bottles
"�the sweet, syrupy wines of Turia [are] flavored and sugared to the point where one could almost leave one�s fingerprint on their surface."
Nomads of Gor, Pg 83-84
WHITE WINE
Light in color and taste, note that it is not referred to as Ka-la-na, simply wine.
Vessel to serve in: Goblet
Container: bottles
"In the hall was a open circle of small tables, at which a handful of guests, on cushions and mats, reclined. There were four men and two women at these tables, other than the Lady Florence, the hostess, and her guest of the past several days, the Lady Metpomene. The tables were covered with cloths of glistening white and a service of gold. Before each guest there were tiny slices of tospit and larma, small pastries, and in a tiny golden cup, with a small golden spoon, the clustered, black, tiny eggs of the white grunt. The first wine, a light white wine, was being deferentially served by Pamela and Bonnie."
Fighting Slave of Gor, Pg 275-276