Native Liquor (Basi)

This is the common native liquor, the only intoxicating drink used. It is made from sugar-cane juice and water, boiled and allowed to stand with cinnamon bark in large jars for several months. It forms an important part of many ceremonies.. TINGUIAN. Northwestern Luzon, Philippine Islands.. Robert F. Cummings Expedition. F.C. Cole, Collector.