Uganda's Moonshine Epidemic

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Published 2012-11-09

Ugandans are the hardest drinking Africans in the motherland, both in terms of per capita consumption and the hooch they choose to chug. Waregi, or "war gin," is what they call the local moonshine, and it makes the harshest Appalachian rotgut taste like freaking Bailey's.

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All Comments (21)

@astralfaeriequeen 2 years ago

I love how they send the person that looks like the biggest lightweight of the century with glasses to try an alcohol that has the potential to make you blind.
@jason.273 3 years ago

“Once we found out people were losing their sight and dying from it we knew we had to taste it”
@yordanyordanov7903 2 months ago

Man,vice was something else 15 years ago.
@mulungijonathan5501 1 year ago

Am Ugandan and this video really brings out the truths about the alcohol consumption in Uganda.It's just that 70% of alcohol consumed is local brew especially from Banana and sorghum.More has to be done to sensitize folks against intake of alcohol
@vomitingpig3683 3 years ago

They're pretty good at pouring liquid into a small bottle without a funnel. That's how you know they really do this everyday
@Spectrumpicture 5 years ago

"This is our driver" driver takes big swig of moonshine "Yep"
@Sandrodziej 10 months ago

I love how he said that you only need half a liter of strong alcohol per head to get drunk. I'm Polish, I know how to drink, but even I know that's a lot of fucking alcohol per one person.
@YaritzaCorona 1 month ago

I’ve been recommended this video every year for 11 years
@brodielynch8814 5 years ago

"It's not a vice party until something dies" is probably the best line in this entire episode
@maozedong7207 5 years ago

“This alcohol can causes blindness and death, with deadly chemicals. We knew we needed to try it.” Claps
@makiluvr 1 year ago

the 2 elderly men drunkenly play fighting is so wholesome 🤣🤣
@aadolf212 2 months ago

imagine waking up from there with the worst hangover and no water
@saraaah5596 2 years ago

My favorite thing about the internet/social media is its allowed me to see countries and cultures I'll probably never get a chance to see myself.
@easywins730 3 years ago

Who else got this In there recommended after 8 years
@wycliffbironga3475 5 months ago

By far one of the best, if not the best African documentary out there.
@amosegesa2676 1 year ago

its funny how this video was recorded when M7 had been in power for 27yrs, and 10 yrs later hes still in power
@senor_soondol 3 years ago

the dog seems to be the most sober of them all
@profleapstrum506 3 years ago

Alcoholism aside, these folks served up some wholesome hospitality.
@GorlicBreadz 1 year ago

Anyone else on an old Vice binge?
@travisismygame 11 months ago

I like the part at 6:23 where the nerd thinks he got first dips and then he awkwardly puts his hand up to scratch his ears.