How to choose what to drink on a safari in Uganda

Much as there are some tourists who want to have a taste of what a foreign country has to provide,Uganda has got a wide variety of drinks that can be enjoyed by tourists on their safaris.Some of these drinks are locally made and others are manufactured.The widely and cheap by international standards,soft drinks in this “Pearl of Africa” are; coca-cola, Pepsi,and Fanta. The presence of factories that produce these drinks in the country is one of the key drives to the wide consumption of these soft drinks.If one is not interested in these fizzy stuff, South African imported juices at supermarkets in Kampala and other large towns can do good for you.Treated tap-water is consumed on a large scale in the towns but bottled mineral water is also available for those who want to move with their water.Some of the bottled mineral water in Uganda that is consumed is;Rwenzori,Wava,Rain drop, 
Azwa,Highland,Aqua Sipi,Riham,and Disan.

Chai is another widely drunk hot beverage ( a sweet tea where all ingredients are boiled together).In Uganda,chai is often flavored with spices such as ginger.Milk tea in Uganda is conc in that milk is got directly from the locally grazed cows and it does not pass through any processing.

People enjoying local brew (Malwa) in Uganda

Apart from the soft drinks,alcohol in Uganda is largely consumed with beer as the main alcoholic drink.This alcohol is both domestically made and imported.Uganda is the second in Africa when it comes to alcohol consumption and this has attracted many foreign alcohol industries to to sell in this East African country. Jinja's Nile Breweries brews different types of alcohol namely;club,Nile Special,ESB,and castle larger,while Port Bell's Whilst Uganda breweries brews Bell,Pilsner,Tusker and Guinness.Another popular beers that are consumed are; moonberg lager and Eagle Larger.All beers come in 500ml bottles that cost US$1 in local bars and up to US$3 in some supermarkets and hotels.

A collection of some drinks

A selection of superior plonk-quality wines from South Africa is available in most tourist-class hotels in the country and bars,as well as in some supermarkets generally around US$10-20 per bottle.Another common alcohol that is consumed in Uganda is;Bond 7 whisky and local gin called waragi,that can be bought very cheaply in a variety of bottle sizes.

There is also a cultural brew that is enjoyed by the Ugandans known as “MALWA” ,made from millet and sorghum.Many tourist wonder how this local brew that looks like porridge make people drunk.This brew is not too strong (about 2% alcohol) and one has to consume it in large quantities in order to get drunk.The brew is not bottled and it is taken from a pot.It is of late that Nile Breweries in Jinja has started packaging this cultural brew and each goes for only US$0.6.