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In Colombia moonshine is called "Tapetusa" or "Chirrinchi" and is illegal. However, it is quite popular in some regions and has been traditional for hundreds of years. The cost of tapetusa is a fraction of the heavily taxed legal alcoholic beverages.
Moonshine is high-proof liquor, traditionally made or distributed illegally. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The name was derived from a tradition of distilling the alcohol at night to avoid detection.
One form that can be qualified as moonshine is known as "Maria Louca" ("Crazy Mary"). This is aguardiente , made in jails by inmates. It can be made from many cereals, ranging from beans to rice, or whatever can be converted into alcohol, be it fruit peels or candy, using improvised and illegal equipment.
Here's everything you need to know about the bad boy of booze. It's still technically illegal, but don't worry: you can still drink it without breaking the law.
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Algeria (illegal in public, legal in restaurants, bars, hotels and homes) [4] Bangladesh (license required; illegal during Ramadan) [5] Brunei (Non-Muslims over 17 years of age may have a limited amount of alcohol, but must declare it to the customs authorities on arrival, and must consume it in private) [6] Canada
Viche is a traditional home-brewed alcoholic drink made from sugar cane popular on Colombia’s Pacific Coast. It used to be illegal [1] but in September 2021 Colombia's senate passed a law [2] declaring the beverage a part of the country’s "cultural and ancestral heritage," allowing also commercial production.