Palm
wine: A drink the British could not kill
By
Adetokunbo Abiola
In the days of yore, before Britannia came
to the shore of Nigeria, palm wine was the 'mother of
all drinks.' British missionaries, sailors and soldiers came, bringing drinks
such as Jack Daniel's, Old Toms and Johnnie Walker as well as their muskets, ships
and rifles. British drinks soon dominated the market, pushing all local drinks
to the background.
