Lion's tears kachasu spirit drink

African spirit drink "Kachasu" aka Lion's tears

Kachasu, also known as lutuku, is an African traditional distilled beverage.It is normally brewed from maize but finger millet and various fruits like banana peels (banana wine) can be used.

Kachasu is made in Zambia, Zimbabwe,

 DR Congo and Malawi, mainly in rural parts and poor urban suburbs.

The process involves adding  brewers' 

yeast together with the carbohydrate

 sources such as maize husks to warm water and heating the mixture for a few

 minutes. The product is then distilled after it has fully fermented.

The alcohol content of kachasu can vary significantly, depending on the strength of the brew. Studies have found an alcohol content ranging from 20 to 30% up to as high as 70%.

In Zambia, Kachasu is regulated by the Traditional Beer Act, 1930 (Chapter 168) with its latest version commenced on 31 Dec 1996.

Calls to legalize kachasu  have been  made by various interest groups.It is hard for kachasu drinkers,brewers and sellers  to understand why kachasu brewing and selling is illigale in a country were it is legal to sell imported  spirit drinks like Jameson,Grants, Blue label and many other foreign whiskeys.