Beverages of Gor

Ale :

Gorean Ale is closer to a Honey Lager than to an ale or beer...a deep gold in color, and brewed from the grains of Gor and hops imported from earth in the early years. It is traditionally served in tankards or horns mostly chilled.
"Marauders of Gor" p. 82-83, 99, 191, and 194

"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

'The Forkbeard greets you!' shouted Ivar. I blinked. The hall was light. I had not understood it to be so large. At the tables, lifting ale and knives to the Forkbeard were more than a thousand men."
Marauders of Gor

Bazi tea :

an herbal beverage served hot & heavily sugared; traditionally drunk 3 tiny cups at a time, in rapid succession.
"Tribesmen of Gor" p. 38

"Tea is extremely important to the nomads. It is served hot and highly sugared. It gives 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

'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

Beer, Rence :

steeped and fermented from the pith and crushed seeds of the rence plant, it is a drink of the rence growers of the Delta of the Vosk.
--it is served mostly in tankards and mugs and chilled and warm.

"Raiders of Gor" p. 18

"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

"I had carried about bowls of cut, fried fish, and wooden trays of roated tarsk meat, and roasted gants, threaded on sticks, and rence cakes and porridges, and gourd flagons, many times replenished, of rence beer."
Raiders of Gor

Black wine :

coffee; traditionally served with red and yellow sugars and powdered bosk milk, and in tiny cups, although in most taverns it is served in mugs. It is grown on the slopes of Thentis it is thought to have come from Earth on a slave acquisition run. If asked to serve it second slave means to serve it black.
"Beasts of Gor" p. 20-21

"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."
Assassins of Gor

" Second slave,' I told her, which, among the river towns, and in certain cities, particularly in the north, is a way of indicating that I would take the black wine without creams or sugars, and as it came from the pouring vessel, which, of course, in these areas, is handled by the "second slave," the first slave being the girl who puts down the cups, takes the orders and sees that the beverage is prepared according to the preferences of the one who is being served." "The expression "second slave," incidentally, serves to indicate that one does not wish creams or sugars with one's black wine, even if only one girl is serving."
Guardsman of Gor

Breeding wine :

a sweet beverage which counteracts the effects of slave wine, making a slave girl fertile; also called second wine, it is made from the extract of the teslik plant.--slaves must have permission to touch such beverage.
"She did not need the sip root, of course, for, as she had pointed out, she had had some within the moon, and indeed, the effect of sip root, in the raw state, in most women, is three or four moons. 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". When this is administered she usually knows that she has been selected for crossing with a handsome male slave."
Blood Brothers of Gor

Chocolate :

made from beans brought back on one of the early Voyages of Acquisition, this is the same as the chocolate of Earth.It is served in higher class establishments. --can be used has hot coco or a choc mixed with warm paga and chocolate and also used for milk chocolate.


" Kajira of Gor" p. 42 and 61

"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

Falarian Wine :

an exquisite, rare, fabulously expensive wine, it's cost would purchase a city. It's existence is only rumored among collectors.--in a goblet and chilled.

"Mercenaries of Gor" p. 158-159

"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. She , though only a slave, would choose to sip it."
"Mercenaries of Gor"

Fermented Milk Curds :

A Tuchuk drink, made from fermented bosk milk curds. --served warm and in tankards or a mug

"Nomads of Gor" p. 28

"By one fire I could see a squat Tuchuk, hands on his hips, dancing and stamping about by himself, drunk on fermented milk curds, dancing, according to Kamchak, to please the sky."
Nomads of Gor

Flavoured Ices: "The High Initiate had risen to his feet and accepted a goblet from another Initiate, probably containing minced flavored ices, for the day was warm."
Assassin of Gor

"Free women, here and there, were delicately putting tidbits beneath their veils. Some even lifted their veils somewhat to drink of the flavored ices. Some low-caste free women drank through their veils, and there were yellow and purple stains on the rep-cloth."
Assassin of Gor

Juice:

"I purchased some larma juice for a tarsk bit. "Is it cool?" I asked. "Yes," she said."
Mercenaries of Gor

Ka-la-na :

a very potent dry white or red wine, made from the fruit of the Ka-la-na tree.
Like the wines of earth the quality of ka-la-na varies from that of a common table wine to premium brands such as the very expensive 'Slave Gardens of Anesidemus' and 'Boleto's Nectar', a medium-grade wine. Ar is particularly noted for it's production of fine ka-la-na. Ka-la-na wine is reported to have an aphrodisiac effect on females.--served in a goblet and chilled.
"Tarnsman of Gor" p. 26, 79, 96, 168

"I turned and, among the furnishings of the tent, found a bottle of Ka-la-na, of good vintage, from the vineyards of AR, the loot of a caravan raid. I then took the wine, with a small copper bowl, and a black, red-rimmed wine crater, to the side of the fire."
Captive of Gor

"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

Ka-la-na and Women:

��It is said�, said Verna, �that ka-la-na wine makes any woman a slave, if but for an hour.� She looked at me. �Is it true?� I said nothing. I recalled with shame how I had, near the fire, placing my guard�s hand in my binding fiber, encouraged by my own ravishment as a slave girl, and how I had knelt, my hair falling about his face, to kiss him.�
Captive of Gor

*NOTE:
On the issue online of ka-la-na turning to poison in silver, read on;

"I do not wish to come home with you now," she said, lightly, a bit of Ka-la-na spilling from the silver goblet she held. At a gesture from Kliomenes, who sat, cross-legged, beside her, a half-naked paga slave, whose left ankle was belled, refilled Miss Henderson's cup.
Rogue of Gor

Kal-da or cal-da :

alcoholic beverage made of ka-la-na wine diluted with citrus juices and mixed with strong spices, and served hot in a mug.
"Outlaw of Gor" p. 76, 78, 80 and 226

"Kal-da is a hot drink, almost scalding, made of diluted Ka-la-na wine, mixed with citrus juices and stinging spices. I did not care much for this mouth-burning concoction, 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. 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 atabuk 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

Other girls now appeared among the tables, clad only in a camisk and a silver collar, and suddenly, silently, began to serve the Kal-da which Kron had ordered. Each carried a heavy pot of the foul, boiling brew and, cup by cup, replenished the cups of the men.
Outlaw of Gor

Liana Vine :

a rainforest plant which can be used as a source of drinking water. --mostly a goblet and mug.
"Explorers of Gor" p 310

Mead :

the preferred beverage of the northland, made with fermented honey, water and spice, traditionally served in a large animal horn,
"Marauders of Gor" p 78, 89 and 90

"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

"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

Milk :

can be bosk milk, verr or kaiila.
"Savages of Gor" p. 61

"When the meat was ready, Kamchak ate his fill, and drank down, too, a flagon of bosk milk"
Nomads of Gor

"The Wagon Peoples grow no food, nor do they have manufacturing as we know it. They are herders , and it is said, killers. They eat nothing that has touched the dirt. They live on the meat and milk of the bosk."
Nomads of Gor

Mulled ka-la-na :

Heated ka-la-na, with mulling spices. Usually garnished with a piece of ka-la-na fruit or tospit, served in a goblet.
"Captive of Gor" p. 331

Paga :

(abbr. of Pagar-Sa-Tarna, lit. 'pleasure of the life-daughter'): a grain based, lumpy distilled hard liquor akin to whiskey; sometimes served warm, this is the drink most often served in Taverns.served in a footed bowl
"Raiders of Gor" p. 100, 102, 111 and 113

"`Your paga,' said the nude 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... I liked paga warm. One felt is so much the sooner that way."
Raiders of Gor

"The girls filled their vessels, which, like the hydria, or water vessel, are high-handled, for dipping, in a large kettle hung simmering over a fire near the entrance to the enclosure. Warm paga makes one drunk quicker, it is thought... Some Cosians tend to be fond of hot paga."
Vagabonds of Gor

��Is the paga cut?� I asked. �One to five�, she said. This is not that unusual at an inn. The proportions, then, would be one part paga to five parts water. Commonly, at a paga tavern, the paga would be cut less, or not cut at all.
Renegades of Gor

Palm Wine :

drink mentioned briefly; no description available. in a goblet and chilled.
"Explorers of Gor" p. 429

"One of her most delicious exports is palm wine."
Explorers of Gor

"My recommendation," said Ayari, "would be to stab him, when he is not looking, or perhaps to poison his palm wine"
Explorers of Gor

Sand Kailla Milk :

reddish and salty. High in ferrous sulfate. serve in a mug and can be warm or chilled
"Tribesmen of Gor" p. 72

Slave Wine :

brewed from bitter herbs, acts as a contraceptive drunk once per month although a girl would not serve this wine a slave would be given this by her Master, later books show a type only needed to be drunk once and then needing "second wine" to conteract the effects. --every slave is to drink this within a slave goblet or small slave cup. its main ingredients is sip root.

"Marauders of Gor" p. 23 and 83-84

"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

"Slave wine makes sense in a slave-holding culture such as Gor. The breeding of slaves, like any sort of domestic animals, and particularly valuable ones, is carefully controlled. As a slave, of course, I could be bred, or crossed, when, and however, my master might see fit. It is the same as with other animals."
Dancer of Gor

Sul Paga :

alcoholic beverage made from suls; akin to vodka. --mostly served in a footed bowl and chilled and warm.
"Slave Girl of Gor" p. 134 and 414

"Sul paga is, when distilled, though the sul itself is yellow, is as clear as water"
Slave Girl of Gor

"Sul paga, as anyone knew, is seldom available outside of a peasant village, where it is brewed. Sul paga would slow a thalarion. 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

Ta-wine :

a dry wine made from Ta grapes from the Isle of Cos, served at room temperature, or warm, in a tankard or goblet.
"Tribesmen of Gor" p. 213
"One girl held our head back, and others, from goblets, gave us of wines, Turian wine, sweet and thick, Ta wine, from the famed Ta grapes, from the terraces of Cos, wines even, Ka-la-nas, sweets and dry, from distant Ar"
Tribesmen of Gor

" '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

Turian Liquer :

a thick, sweet liqueur from Turia, served in tiny glasses. These liqueurs are considered the best on Gor.--warm and in tiny glasses.
"Guardsman of Gor" p. 237 & 259

"She picked up the small tray from the stand near the table. On it was the small vessel containing a thick, sweet liquor from distant Turia, the Ar of the south, and the two tiny glasses from which we had sipped it."
Explorers of Gor

"Publius, to my surprise, selected a liqueur of Turia. 'Those of Turia are the best,' he said to Drusus Rencius, smiling, almost apologetically."
Kajira of Gor

Turian Wine : a thick syrupy wine so sweet and thick that is it said one can see a thumbprint on its surface. served in a goblet and cold.
"Nomads of Gor" p. 84

Water :

spring water from the mountains or from the liana vine or carpet plants from the rainforest area inland of Schendi.

"He came to me, bent over, tattered, swarthy, grinning up at me, the verrskin bag over his shoulder, the brass cups, a dozen of them, attached to shoulder straps and his belt, rattling and clinking...Without removing the bag from his shoulder, he filled the cup...the water flowed into the cup between a tiny vent-and-spigot device, which wastes little water, by reducing spillage, which was tied in and waxed into a hole in the front left foreleg of the verrskin. The skins are carefully stripped and any rents are sewed up, the seams coated with wax. When the whole skin is thoroughly cleaned of filth and hair, straps are fastened to it, so that i might be conveniently carried on the shoulders, or over the back..."
Tribesmen of Gor

"She then went to one of the large, wooden, covered water buckets, roped to the deck, and in it submerged a water-skin. I heard the bubbling as the skin filled."
Marauders of Gor

White Wine :

a wine light in color and taste, it is not described in detail just as white wine. served cold and in a goblet.
"Fighting Slave of Gor" p. 275-276

"The first wine, a light white wine, was being deferentially served by Pamela and Bonnie."
Fighting Slave of Gor

Wines (diluted):

"Shirly hurried about, making sure there was wine in the goblets. Callimachus drand water, but he permitted a drop of wine to mix in the water, that the ceremony of the toast might be one in which he fully shared. Wine, incidentally, is often mixed with water in Gorean homes. This is primarily because of the potency of many Gorean wines. The wines I was serving, however, were such that, sensibly, they could be served undiluted. An alternative with the potent wines is to serve very small amounts of them."
Guardsman of Gor

"When wine is drunk with Gorean meals, at home, incidentally, it is almost always diluted, mixed with water in a crater. At a party of convivial supper the host, or elected feast master, usually determines the proportions of water to wine. Unmixed wine, of course, may be drunk, for example at the parties of young men, at which might appear dancers, flute slaves and such. Many Gorean wines, it might be mentioned, if only by way of explanation, are very strong, often having an alcohol content by volume of forty to fifty percent."
Renegades of Gor

I looked at the girl. Her eyes met mine, softly. Her lips were slightly parted. �Wine, Master?� she asked. �Yes,� I said, �I will have wine.� She poured the diluted wine into my cup, bowed her head and with a shy smile, backed gracefully down the stairs behind me, then turned and hurried away.
Assassin of Gor

�The food at the table of Cernus was good, but it was plain, rather severe, like the master of the House.I had tarsk meat and yellow bread with honey, Gorean peas and a tankard of diluted ka-la-na, warm water mixed with wine.�
Assassin of Gor

Ice :

"My house, incidentally, like most Gorean houses, had no ice chest. There is little cold storage on Gor. Generally, food is preserved by being dried or salted. Some cold storage, of course, does exist. Ice is cut from ponds in the winter, and then stored in ice houses, under sawdust. One may go to the ice houses for it, or have it delivered in ice wagons. Most Goreans, of course, cannot afford the luxury of ice in the summer."
Guardsman of Gor

Disclaimer:

every drink is served in whatever vessel the Free's demands to be served in.