The president of the Ghana Drunkards Association, Moses "Drybone" Onyah, bemoaned the high cost of living, which had an impact on the price of akpeteshie.
On the Day Show, Mr. Moses and his organization had a lengthy conversation with Berla Mundi. They displayed the various alcoholic drinks with herbal infusions and listed some applications for them.
“This is one tot of unadulterated akpeteshie, normally it used to be 50 pesewas, but it’s now Ghc2.00,” Moses Drybone explained.
He also took Ms Mundi to their makeshift bar, where he described each drink and what goes into making it.
“This is where we have all the various kinds of herbs mixed with bitters. This place is called the council of elders. Originally, we registered as Beverage Consumers of Alcohol.
“This is popularly known as Orekodo (It’s going well) made from mahogany and other herbs. This other one is also tiger nuts, negro pepper and other roots. This one is called Awoba (you have given birth). This one is neem tree with akpeteshie, but the alcohol percentage level is 38%. The normal bitters on the market are 42%, but we have reduced it to 38%.”
In Ghana and other African nations, akpeteshie is a homebrewed alcoholic liquor made from palm wine or sugar cane juice.
Moses Drybone advises against quitting drinking altogether. While highlighting some advantages of alcohol, he issued a warning against binge drinking.
“Some of the bitters cure malaria. If people stop drinking, there will be a lot of unemployment in this country. Moderate drinking is very healthy because it helps your health, especially for people with kidney disorders. One bottle of beer per week helps the kidney.”
Source: 3New
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