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    Forget Azul: Ball Like a King With These 7 Local Drinks

    We don’t know if they are sapa-inspired, but these local beverages will definitely do the job and ‘take you there’.

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    It’s safe to say restaurant and club owners don’t mean Nigerians well with the prices of their alcohol offerings. But you can still get wasted on a budget.

    These locally-made alcoholic beverages will do the job.

    Ogogoro

    Forget Azul: Ball Like a King With These 7 Local Drinks

    Ogogoro deserves more credit. It gets the job done, but overuse might land you in the gutter sha.

    Emu (palm wine)

    Forget Azul: Ball Like a King With These 7 Local Drinks

    Source: Juju Films

    It might not be as classy as red and white wine you know, but palm wine is bae.

    Burukutu:

    Forget Azul: Ball Like a King With These 7 Local Drinks

    Source: The Whistler NG

    Burukutu is where the magic is at. You might walk home on your head, but will you even notice? Exactly.

    Kunu

    Source: Dobby’s signature

    You probably don’t know there’s an alcoholic version called “Kunu Gyada”. Baileys was found dead in a ditch somewhere.

    Sapele water

    This local drink is what does it for our brothers and sisters in South-Southern Nigeria. Body go tell you but you won’t remember a thing. So, cheers.

    Zobo liqueur

    Source: The Guardian

    We bet you don’t know there’s an alcoholic version of zobo that can put you on cloud nine. This is what should get your coins instead of them boring Lagos cocktails.

    Jedi

    Source: HCI Healthcare

    If you ever find yourself at the popular Ofada Boy restaurant in Surulere, Lagos, their ‘jedi on the rocks’ offering should be getting all your coins.

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