Category Archives: Spirits

Beverages, Spirits, Tanzania, Uganda

Konyagi vs. Waragi: A Taste Test

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Have you ever heard of the East African spirits, Konyagi and Uganda Waragi? Today, I’d like to tell you a bit about each one and pit them against each other in a taste test. Let’s see who comes out the winner. Not too long ago, I met up for the first time with a reader of this blog who recently relocated to Dar es Salaam from Kampala. Although we had never met before, we found that we had a lot in common including that our parents had completed their graduate studies at the same university in the U.S. (at the … Continue reading →

Bar/Cafe/Restaurant, Beverages, Cocktails, Kenya, Nairobi, Spirits

Dawa: The East African Cocktail

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Have you ever heard of the East African cocktail ‘Dawa’. In this post, I tell you just how to make one. Read on to make the perfect Dawa from the comfort of your home. Ready, steady, go! I’m feeling thirsty. No, not that kind of thirst—water can do nothing for me right now. I mean THIR-STY thirsty. Catch my drift? (It’s Friday, don’t think too hard! ;-)) READ ALSO: Waragi vs. Konyagi: 2 Great East African Spirits Go Head-To-Head This evening, I’m going to take inspiration from all the honey and lemon I have been handling for my hair and make … Continue reading →

Arusha, Beverages, Hotels & Accomodation, Moshi, Nairobi, Spirits

Gilbey’s Gin vs. Gordon’s Gin: Which Do You Prefer?

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In my early twenties, my drink of choice was a gin and tonic. I loved gin and tonics because they were so refreshing. Poured over a lot of ice, a cool gin and tonic went down smooth with just the right amount of fizz and caused me little trouble the following morning, what with gin being a white spirit (as the say: the darker the spirit, the worse the hangover). Whenever I would order a gin and tonic in Nairobi, though, I would often get asked a question that I was rarely clear on how to answer. The question was “What gin … Continue reading →

Beverages, Spirits

Bacardi Black vs. Bacardi Gold vs. Bacardi White

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When I say ‘Bacardi rum‘, what image comes to mind? If you are like I was until very recently, you pictured a bottle of clear liquid with the words Bacardi emblazoned across it. Is that what you visualized? Well, you wouldn’t be very wrong if you also envisioned a bottle of Bacardi dark rum, Bacardi Black, or one with a light gold-colored liquid, Bacardi Gold. What?! Yes. Let me tell you a bit more.