Kumiss

Kumiss or koumiss was an alcoholic beverage made from soured or fermented mare's milk that was common in the Hordelands and Zakhara.

Description
Hordelands kumiss was considered only mildly alcoholic whereas Zakharan koumiss was known to be very potent. Kumiss had a sour taste.

In the Hordelands, it was stored in leather skin bags and drunk from cups or bowls.

Geography
In the Hordelands, kumiss was commonly drunk among the nomads such as the Tuigan. To share kumiss was a sign of hospitality and friendship among them. It was also drunk in Khazari. The lama Koja said it warmed the blood and purged cooling humors.

In Zakhara, koumiss was drunk in various drinking establishments and served with evening meals but it was forbidden in areas controlled by moralists such as the Pantheist League.

Efreet took their koumiss and wine boiling hot.

Prices
A half-gallon (1.89 liter) pitcher of koumiss sold for 3 sp.

Uses
A sprinkle of kumiss could be used as a material component in the Sunlight After Storm sutra.

Appearances

 * Adventures:
 * Black Courser • Blood Charge


 * Novels:
 * Realms of Valor: "Patronage"