Christine Dabney > wrote:

>I started playing around with the idea in my head as well, and was
>trying to think of the flavors associated with the Southwest, other
>than chiles. Especially those that would work well in some alcoholic
>drink.

>Any of you that are from the Southwest, or are familiar with the
>flavors that are so prevalent here, got ideas?

Pine nuts, squash, tobacco, cactus, blue corn, sage, mesquite.

Not sure how that works in an alcoholic drink. The native
New Mexicans did not drink alcohol (although it existed
further south).

Steve