Pulque: This Ancient Aztec Aphrodisiac Brings Cantinas Back to Life in Mexico Rafa Fernandez de Castro, Leslie Anne Frye and Encarni Pindado - Fusion
go to original March 5, 2015

Don’t be fooled by its milky appearance - this ain’t no drink for teetotalers.

Pulque, an unassumingly lacteous and disarmingly frothy beverage, is the stuff that Aztec emperors drank to get hammered. And it undoubtedly led to more than a few bad decisions by Spanish conquistadors, too. In ancient Mexico, pulque was considered the nectar of the gods. Over time, however, it lost its popularity to beer, tequila and mezcal — the libations more commonly associated with Spring Break Mexico.



Still, pulque has lived on in working-class cantinas, known as pulquerias. And now the drink is making a comeback among hip young Mexicans attracted to the drink’s retro-cool nationalistic flavor and its rumored qualities as an aphrodisiac.

Pulque has moved uptown; it’s no longer just the drink of choice in ramshackle pulquerias, but also sold in hipster bars where the middle- and upper-class patrons reconnect with the drink of their ancestors.

Here’s another reason why pulque is suddenly trendy — it’s difficult to make and nearly impossible to export.

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