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Sodabi

↳ from Benin, Benin

A strong, clear spirit distilled from palm wine in Benin and Togo, used in ceremonies and as a drink.

History

Palm wine distilled by local people came in the colonial era, when stills arrived. Benin's sodabi is deeply linked to traditional rites.

Ingredients

  • Palm sap (wine)

How it's made

  1. Tap palm trees and collect sap
  2. Ferment into palm wine
  3. Distil in a pot still over wood fire
  4. Collect the clear spirit
  5. Age briefly or bottle

For readers of legal drinking age. Please drink responsibly.

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