Maasai Warrior learns how to master a Manhattan cocktail in Serengeti, Tanzania.
Archives for August 2012
When on Safari in East Africa: Drink This!
Just got back from an incredible, life-altering trip to East Africa. For five days I went on safari with AndBeyond in two locations in Tanzania and one in Kenya. In addition to the Dawa Cocktail mentioned in last week’s post, there are several African beers that make the hot, dusty ride manageable and a liqueur […]
How to Make Kenya’s Dawa Cocktail (YouTube)
Ask any Kenyan what the national drink is and they’ll proudly say, “Dawa!” Dawa means medicine or magic potion in Swahili. Just like whisky was used by early American settlers as a remedy for everything from toothaches to snake bites, the Dawa cocktail is also considered the cure-all of Kenya. I discovered this tasty sip […]