Is it the mamajuana a powerful aphrodisiac? It is a drink from which Dominicans tourists boast before. It is not for less. Its pride comes from the supposed medicinal purposes for which it was created. However, today the situation of this team has changed profoundly. What does it carry? Where can you try it? Discover it!
A medicine with a lot of alcohol
It is more than probable that you know this drink if you have visited the Dominican Republic. In the Spanish-speaking part of The Spanish the abound leafy forests and turquoise water beaches. Well, in many stalls between one place and another, or even in the most tourist destinations, you find people who sell this curious drink. But why do they call her "baby maker" o "for stick"? Let's explain the origins of the legend.
La mamajuana It was invented during the fifties. As crazy as the idea may seem, its creator was a doctor who wanted to improve the health of his patients. For this he mixed rum, wine y miel. The resulting drink was macerated with various herbs and roots. Thus, she achieved the famous concoction. It should be noted that the herbs used by Jesus Rodriguez, who invented it, are irrelevant. The popularity of this drink grew so fast that everyone started making it with whatever they had on hand.
It became more and more famous until the gobierno took action on the matter. Instead of being used as a remedy for respiratory conditions and digestive and circulatory problems, it became the party drink par excellence. That is why the dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo limited its consumption to that prescribed by doctors under recipe. He wanted to restore its reputation as a medicinal drink. Once El Chivo died, he once again became the icon of Dominican popular culture.
How can you take Mamajuana?
Today they offer it to you as the aphrodisiac par excellence. Most of its sellers claim an increase in force unprecedented in the men who drink it. They also call it “liquid viagra” for a reason. There is a lot of legend around this matter, which does not mean that it may be true. If you travel to Punta Cana o Santo Domingo you can try its effects in practically any bar.
The usual thing is that they offer it to you in shots or "shots" while the baffles about to explode reproduce the local merengue. should drink mamajuana cold, since you will notice the heat quickly. If you like it and want to repeat it back home, you can do so by buying a bottle. Sounds obvious, right? Well, the thing has more crumb than it seems. The herbs and roots used to prepare the cocktail are difficult to find outside of the Dominican Republic.
So, the most practical thing is that once you finish the bottle you refill it with more rum, honey and wine. In case you want to make it on your own, you will need some dressings like brazilwood, bojuco of chinese stick, nail, bojuco with three ribs, guayacán or anise. You may find them in a store selling imported oriental products. Be that as it may, we encourage you to try this wonderful concoction. Even more so if you toast on a paradisiacal beach.
