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AlteOgre wrote: @ Malta: I would think elves had every reason to consume spirituals. I mean, the prospect of having to live through this misery for millenia and then either leave the perfect imperfections of Middle-Earth or fade to become some faerie ... getting drunk is a pretty decent way to deal with it imo. Maybe they didn't use alcohol, but more refined stuff. :) Well, of course. But as I referenced, it is my belief that the "pure" amongst them, if you will, didn't. And it was these impurities of, say, the Nandor, that caused them to drink. Miruvorë roughly translates to "mead, a special wine or cordial", but depending upon what you're using. Anyway, from what we can tell it's rather sweet and not massively alcoholic. And, so far as I can tell, is described as being made from nectar. Now, if this be true, this would probably mean that some form of fermentation is probable, but I rather doubt it. Sure, I'm not saying that the lore states they aren't, but to say they are just doesn't fit with their whole demeanour.