In a nutshell: September found me jetting around the country visiting family, friends and clients across South Carolina, Puerto Rico, Miami, Dominican Republic and Colombia – thanks to Jetblue’s All You Can Fly Pass.
While in Colombia, Bomba Estereo‘s Simon Mejia insisted I tried something called Viche. I’d heard of the drink this past March in Austin, when UK-transplant-to-Cali, Colombia and amazing music maker, Quantic, also insisted I try it (he also wrote a blog about it w/ photos of various brands of the stuff):
“It is produced from the fermentation of a wild variety of sugar cane and is well known for its aphrodisiac effects alongside other varities like Arrechon, Tomaseca & Tumbacatre (Bed Breaker).”
foto from www.quantic.org
What’s up with this stuff?
Well I tried it during my time in Bogota…and it’s AMAZING. It’s pleasant to the taste, earthy and sweet, not too out of control…healing. Warm. I can see why it may be an aphrodisiac to some, but more so for me, it was a bit psychedelic. I found myself staring at a mural for a few minutes and dancing like I was in a Bollywood film like a loka gitana to the tunes of DJ Karim {that may have happened without the viche…:D}.
…and I’m not the only one. These guys REALLY love Viche. Check this out: