mexico

Can't hear you over the sound of my drinking!

Long the province of peasants and poor townfolk, pulque has been reborn this century as a buzz of choice among young, forward-leaning and better-heeled urbanites.

For those able to relish its taste and texture — admittedly still a select few — pulque provides a sip of the past, quaffed in the shadow of the modern.

It's also just about $1.65 a pint, and a nearly hangover-proof means of getting hammered.

"I thought it was Cinco de Mayo?"

Galway to Guadalajara! Okay, I'm done.

The terrorists win. Thanks a lot.