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Remarkable beverages from around the world

Updated 5:44 AM EDT, Fri August 30, 2019
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<strong>Mezcal de pechuga:</strong> Made by hanging a raw chicken breast (or hen, rabbit, or turkey) over the still where the mezcal is being distilled, the drink has a very interesting flavor.
Mezcal de pechuga: Made by hanging a raw chicken breast (or hen, rabbit, or turkey) over the still where the mezcal is being distilled, the drink has a very interesting flavor.
Courtesy Max Cordova
<strong>Tuna tears soju: </strong>Fluid from the eye of a tuna fish is mixed with soju to make tuna tears soju. The combination results in a beverage with a jelly-like consistency.
Tuna tears soju: Fluid from the eye of a tuna fish is mixed with soju to make tuna tears soju. The combination results in a beverage with a jelly-like consistency.
Courtesy @ _a.pple_
<strong>Sinchicara: </strong>An Ecuadorian drink produced in Sucumbíos province, it is essentially a cane brandy.
Sinchicara: An Ecuadorian drink produced in Sucumbíos province, it is essentially a cane brandy.
Courtesy Felipe Alejandro Fiallos
<strong>Healing agent:</strong> Sinchicara is used as a cold medicine (great for those living in the Andes), a soother for those with rheumatoid arthritis, and for those suffering from problems in the bedroom, it's also an aphrodisiac and libido booster.
Healing agent: Sinchicara is used as a cold medicine (great for those living in the Andes), a soother for those with rheumatoid arthritis, and for those suffering from problems in the bedroom, it's also an aphrodisiac and libido booster.
Courtesy Felipe Alejandro Fiallos
<strong>Tongba (millet beer):</strong> Essentially a warm beer perfect for those cold Himalayan evenings.
Tongba (millet beer): Essentially a warm beer perfect for those cold Himalayan evenings.
Courtesy Max Cordova
<strong>Boza:</strong> Made from fermenting boiled flour, giving it a slightly sour but sweet taste, boza is somewhat of a national pastime in Bulgaria and countries in the Caucuses.
Boza: Made from fermenting boiled flour, giving it a slightly sour but sweet taste, boza is somewhat of a national pastime in Bulgaria and countries in the Caucuses.
Georgi Zhekov
<strong>Out of the past: </strong>Dobrina Zhekova, a freelance journalist from Bulgaria, tells CNN travel that she remembers drinking boza all the time growing up.
Out of the past: Dobrina Zhekova, a freelance journalist from Bulgaria, tells CNN travel that she remembers drinking boza all the time growing up.
Dobrina Zhekova
<strong>Mamajuana:</strong> The Dominican Republic staple is made with bark, but families all have their own recipes for the aphrodisiac.
Mamajuana: The Dominican Republic staple is made with bark, but families all have their own recipes for the aphrodisiac.
Courtesy La Casita de Papi
<strong>The Sourtoe Cocktail:</strong> Served in a shot glass with Yukon Jack or tequila, the drinker has to take a swig and let the toe touch their lips.
The Sourtoe Cocktail: Served in a shot glass with Yukon Jack or tequila, the drinker has to take a swig and let the toe touch their lips.
Courtesy Downtown Hotel Dawson City
<strong>Supplies:</strong> Toes "are very hard to come by these days," Adam Gerle, general manager of Dawson City's Downtown Hotel, <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcnn.com%2Ftravel%2Farticle%2Ffrozen-toe-yukon-bar-intl-scli%2Findex.html" target="_blank">told CNN in June</a>.
Supplies: Toes "are very hard to come by these days," Adam Gerle, general manager of Dawson City's Downtown Hotel, told CNN in June.
Courtesy Downtown Hotel Dawson City/Alistair Maitland Photography
<strong>Not a test:</strong> This is a real toe.
Not a test: This is a real toe.
Courtesy Meghan Young

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