When my husband and I were returning form our honeymoon we noticed that people who had bottles of rum had their bottles opened and poored into another bottle that contained something that looked like treebark in it. What was it and why did the customs officer do this?
2006-07-09 07:35:13 · 7 answers · asked by Tamborine 5 in Travel ➔ Caribbean ➔ Dominican Republic
It seemed like the customs agent was testing for something - like cocain. Every bottle of rum that went through customs was opened and part of it was poured into another bottle.
2006-07-13 07:59:54 · update #1
they were looking for liquid drugs (cocaine?)
2006-07-09 07:44:55 · answer #1 · answered by Mirel G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is mamajuana. I had some taken from me when I got to Canada. I guess it is illegal. But you are supposed to put rum in it and let it sit for a few days and then pour half out and put more rum in it or something. I am surprised that the customs official did that there.
Mamajuana is an afrodisiac
2006-07-09 08:11:12 · answer #2 · answered by Constant_Traveler 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just another person with the same info...
My wife and I were in Santo Domingo in February of this year.
"Mamajuana" - Delicious! I brought back a couple of bottles myself. I don't think there's anything illegal about it. I could be mistaken, but I was told that it had red wine, honey, rum and wood/bark. Really delicious. In fact, your posting is going to talk me into a little swig when I get home this evening. ;-)
I'm not Dominican, but I enjoy that country!
2006-07-13 07:08:38 · answer #3 · answered by ForeverLearning@AnythingReal 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry is just a local drink, I believe is called "Mama Juana, is in a bottle with weird roots in it, but is not a drug or anything for that matter,
2006-07-09 16:45:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is called mamajuana it is a good drink from the DR I'm Dominican it just makes your rum taste better and get you real drunk it is not illegal.
2006-07-14 10:58:12 · answer #5 · answered by the shy one 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could talk to the FBI.
2006-07-09 08:00:49 · answer #6 · answered by Balthor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it isnt tree bark it is a dead salamander
2006-07-09 07:40:43 · answer #7 · answered by joseph 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋