Waragi

Waragi ( [ Waragi ], also [ waradʒi ] ) is a ginähnliches drink that enjoys in Uganda, the country with the world's highest per capita consumption of alcohol, very popular.

The name originated from the term " was gin" ( German: Kriegsgin ). This name was in the 1950s and 1960s by the British living in Uganda - Uganda was a British protectorate until independence in 1962 - used for the fired liquor in the country. In Luganda the drink was called enguli, and the Enguli Act (The Act Enguli ) governed in 1965 that these spirits could be distilled only under government license, which, however, was disregarded as far as possible.

A remnant of this period is the most widely consumed today Waragi brand Waragi Uganda, which was then filled by a state-owned enterprise and is now produced by East African Breweries Limited. The Uganda Waragi (also known as UG or Spirit of Uganda called ) is made from millet. Other popular Waragi brands, produced in part by small distilleries are Lira Lira ( from cassava and sugar cane ) and Kasese (named after the city ) made of green bananas: is produced ( in Luganda matoke ).

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