koumiss

See kumiss.

An intoxicating fermented or distilled liquor originally made by the Tartars of central Asia from mare’s or camel’s milk. It can be obtained from any kind of milk, and is now largely made in Europe.

A fermented drink made from mare‘s milk, common among peoples of the Central Asian steppes.

an alcoholic beverage made from fermented mare’s milk; made originally by nomads of central Asia