Thoughts from a professor that are going to make me look like a grumpy old man.

[old as dirt]

15. My wife's ancestors used to distill and sell...

...a (very strong) form of auguaardiente for just such occaisions, called "chancuco".

won't drink any until it's all done.

Of course, it was considered illegal, but then, most of her ancestors and in fact her entire culture and society (El Palenque del Castigo) were considered illegal by the colonial authorities for centuries.

Today, chancuco is only brewed for cultural demonstrations, as in the latter half of this video about Las Cantaoras del Patia, a musical group made up of professoras in Patia.