Somalia, oh Somalia you had once produced some quality rum during precivil era

[SultanuuFicaan]

I don't think you youngsters were aware of our own rum production during pre civil war Somalia, produced by SNAI.

It was of pretty good quality too.


Inaba caadi maaha that beverage I'm on a nostalgic road trip at the moment. 'Caasha waal'


SURVEY OF THE SOMALI FOOD INDUSTRY
AND ITS ABILITY TO IMPROVE
UTILlZATION OF LOCAL FOODS
BY GLENN W. PATTERSON & HASSAN NOOR FAHlYE
FOR U. S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT NO. 649-8441 32-086 MOGADISHU NOVEMBER 1984







"Consumption/Marketing The major bottled beverages consumed in Somalia are mostly carbonated with a few uncarbonated flavored drinks and mineral waters making up the rest. Per capita consumption is not known but is believed to be high, second only to tea, due to a. Warm climate necessitating increased liquid intakes b. Shortage of water and in some cases potable water C. Exposure and effort to imitate Western beverage habits d. High demand for sweet foods e. Lower cost than and basic Moslem laws/beliefs against alcoholic beverages Management at the Mogadishu Coca Cola plant estimates present production of 220 cases (24 bottles per case) per hour only satisfies 1/3 of the market Demand for Mogadishu and immediate area.

Locally made beverages are marketed some through wholesalers but mostly through retailers who pay a bottle/ case deposit. Some delivery to retailers is done but retailers also come to bottlers to help improve ability to obtain -adequate supplies to meet demand which is very rarely met. I Average retail price for 1/3 liter carbonated, 1/3 liter mineral water and 1/4 liter carbonated beverages is So.Sh. 7,2.91 and 4.16 respectively not including a bottle deposit of So.Sh. 10 to 20. No beer is produced in Somalia but a feasibility study was done in 1980. Ethyl alcohol is produced at the SNAI-Jowhar sugar mill from molasses and mixed with flavors and colors to produce rum, gin and other high alcohol liquids at "the SNAI-BIASA factory. Demand is reported to be very high but supply is limited due to low productivity of the sugar mill. This sector of the food industry has not been explored. Further details can be obtained from the SNAI-BIASA management in Jowhar."
Here's the document on the study ; http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNAAR856.pdf

Somali spiced Rum

 

[LUCIFER6]

I don't think you youngsters were aware of our own rum production during pre civil war Somalia, produced by SNAI.

It was of pretty good quality too.


Inaba caadi maaha that beverage I'm on a nostalgic road trip at the moment. 'Caasha waal'


SURVEY OF THE SOMALI FOOD INDUSTRY
AND ITS ABILITY TO IMPROVE
UTILlZATION OF LOCAL FOODS
BY GLENN W. PATTERSON & HASSAN NOOR FAHlYE
FOR U. S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT NO. 649-8441 32-086 MOGADISHU NOVEMBER 1984







"Consumption/Marketing The major bottled beverages consumed in Somalia are mostly carbonated with a few uncarbonated flavored drinks and mineral waters making up the rest. Per capita consumption is not known but is believed to be high, second only to tea, due to a. Warm climate necessitating increased liquid intakes b. Shortage of water and in some cases potable water C. Exposure and effort to imitate Western beverage habits d. High demand for sweet foods e. Lower cost than and basic Moslem laws/beliefs against alcoholic beverages Management at the Mogadishu Coca Cola plant estimates present production of 220 cases (24 bottles per case) per hour only satisfies 1/3 of the market Demand for Mogadishu and immediate area.

Locally made beverages are marketed some through wholesalers but mostly through retailers who pay a bottle/ case deposit. Some delivery to retailers is done but retailers also come to bottlers to help improve ability to obtain -adequate supplies to meet demand which is very rarely met. I Average retail price for 1/3 liter carbonated, 1/3 liter mineral water and 1/4 liter carbonated beverages is So.Sh. 7,2.91 and 4.16 respectively not including a bottle deposit of So.Sh. 10 to 20. No beer is produced in Somalia but a feasibility study was done in 1980. Ethyl alcohol is produced at the SNAI-Jowhar sugar mill from molasses and mixed with flavors and colors to produce rum, gin and other high alcohol liquids at "the SPYAI-BIASA factory. Demand is reported to be very high but supply is limited due to low productivity of the sugar mill. This sector of the food industry has not been explored. Further details can be obtained from the SNAI-BIASA management in Jowhar."

Somali spiced Rum


Here's the document on the study ; http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNAAR856.pdf

How old are you ?
And how come that picture looks recently taken ?

 

[McLovin]

I was born in the wrong generation

 

[Yahya Liban-Lewis]

I quit khamri unfortunately

 

[government]

Im Glad these days ended

 

[Prince of Lasanod]

We went into the other extreme unfortunately.

Why couldn't somalis be normal like the Asian countries (Indonesia, Malaysia etc)

 

[SOMALI GENERAL]

A pint of good old Somali Rum iyo Khat

 

[Inactive]

Somalis are huge drunks, including the older generation (not a drop sipped by my family). The older Somalis are bigger alcoholics than the kids.

 

[SultanuuFicaan]

Somalis are huge drunks, including the older generation (not a drop sipped by my family). The older Somalis are bigger alcoholics than the kids.

Some of the biggest conservatives would be enjoying this local beverage but you could hardly finish it.

Nowadays Somalis import alcohol from neighbouring nations.

A pint of good old Somali Rum iyo Khat

Mogadishu nightclubs were the spot to hit

We went into the other extreme unfortunately.

Why couldn't somalis be normal like the Asian countries (Indonesia, Malaysia etc)

Shame isn't it, we have abandon our culture for fanatic salafism infiltrated by hairy dhegcas

I was born in the wrong generation

You missed the 3rd golden age of Mogadishu history . First golden age was during mogadishu sultanate era 2nd being Ajuuran era and third being Somali republic era - Kacaan era (1960 - 1991, Somali renaissance in terms of literature, theatre, music, art, culture, etc..)

 

[Striker]

This is the reason why we had a civil war. Was a warning for Allah for being mischievous.

Somalis fix yourself or else we will be doomed forever.

Bunch of useless fanatic skinnies

 

[SultanuuFicaan]

This is the reason why we had a civil war. Was a warning for Allah for being mischievous.

Somalis fix yourself or else we will be doomed forever.

Bunch of useless fanatic skinnies

Read this passage from Shiekh Qutb regarding Somali practices.

" The Somali hinterland of the early twentieth century was in many ways only lightly Islamized. The penetration of the Sufi orders into the interior dated only to the latter part of the nineteenth century, and if the writings of al-Qutbi and other oral accounts are to be believed, Muslim orthopraxy was hardly widespread. According to a number of sources, including al-Qutbi himself, un-Islamic practices such as alcohol consumption, mixed dancing and the blending of camels’ blood with milk as a dietary staple were rampant while regular prayer and fasting during Ramadan were hardly observed with any kind of rigor."

Was God's punishment of the Somali people in this case our lands being annexed by foreign imperial powers ? (French, Italian and English).
According to your logic, it would seem to be the case.

 

[MadNomad]

I was born in the wrong generation

Tell me about it

 

[EternalLightX]

Wow rum I love a bit of mature red wine, a glass ofcourse no more than that, I only do it to socialise as everyone enjoyes wine on occasions. I can even pray and read a book afterwards. Seriously why do people make it out that alcohol makes you retarded and absolutely paralysed. A bottle or multiple shots may cause a deficit in mental ability but a glass doesn't even touch you. It's good for the cardiovascular system. In addition Many of the older folk consume a small shot of whiskey just to settle in at night and sleep.

 

[Hemaal]

Somalis are huge drunks, including the older generation (not a drop sipped by my family). The older Somalis are bigger alcoholics than the kids.

What happened to the collection of JD's while back?

 

[Hemaal]

Oh boy! Imagine sitting on a beach with a bad ass xalimo wearing nothing but a Baati with one hand you're fingering her punani and on the other sippin' Somali produced rum

 

[EternalLightX]

Oh boy! Imagine sitting on a beach with a bad ass xalimo wearing nothing but a Baati with one hand you're fingering her punani and on the other sippin' Somali produced rum

That would be a very liberal thought indeed, not in today's Islamised Somalia where men and women are segregated leading further into the realms of sexual frustration amongst many young people.

 

[Hemaal]

That would be a very liberal thought indeed, not in today's Islamised Somalia where men and women are segregated leading further into the realms of sexual frustration amongst many young people.

Seriously, segregation is not that much of a problem back home, Berbera & Mogadishu are very much similar like Djibouti, late at night teens come together on the beach with liquor and f*ck each other's brains out. Me and you need to do this

 

[EternalLightX]

Seriously, segregation is not that much of a problem back home, Berbera & Mogadishu are very much similar like Djibouti, late at night teens come together on the beach with liquor and f*ck each other's brains out. Me and you need to do this

I doubt you analogy is true lol

 

[Mumin]

Not a big fan of alcohol i got my own reasons but few wine cups or soft drinks are not that bad.

But till this day they make illegal home made alcohol back home its called CALAQ it taste like it sounds horrible but it will do the trick tipsy.

 

[EternalLightX]

Not a big fan of alcohol i got my own reasons but few wine cups or soft drinks are not that bad.

But till this day they make illegal home made alcohol back home its called CALAQ it taste like it sounds horrible but it will do the trick tipsy.

I've not seen that on my holidays matter of fact haven't come across any liquor at all just soft drinks, it frowned upon to sell alcohol publicly