Don Zavier Mamajuana 750 mL (Traditional)

I'll start by saying this: I'm Puerto Rican, not Dominican. I found out about mamajuana through a friend at work who has family on the island, and got really interested when I heard about its Taino origins. I tried some of his and was kind of thrown by the strange blend of flavors. I had to get some for myself.I was skeptical about buying from an American seller, and ordering online in general(the Dominicano gets his brought over from the island) but I'm definitely impressed with the product. The first thing to stand out is how much is packed into the bottle; the thing is packed right up to the neck and there is a nice variety of ingredients distributed throughout. The aroma, even dry, is strong and aromatic.After reading around and asking the Dominicano for advice, I cured it with wine and white rum for two weeks and let it macerate in 80% gold rum 20% honey for one week before tasting. I was surprised how well the flavors infused in just a week. The taste is woody with a strong anis and mild cinnamon underneath. The liquor is thickened by the honey and retained the reddish color and slightly fruity aftertaste from the wine I cured it with, even though I didn't add any more for maceration. I'm hooked. The flavor is great and I can say from my experience so far that after one shot my sore throat was gone and my sinuses cleared up.Cons: the only downside to the bottle being so full is that you end up with around half a bottle of liquid at the end. After I took the last sip from my first batch, I immediately regretted now getting a bigger bottle. On the upside, the smaller size allows the ingredients to infuse pretty quickly and I've had a new batch ready for the last three weekends with good strength and flavor.Out of curiosity, I bought a pack of dry herbs from the other seller on Amazon(K-rla). They ship directly from the island and the price is a little lower, but I wasn't impressed when I got the package in the mail. The aromatic woods looked lower quality and there were maybe six leaves, two anis estrella, and no roots in the whole pack. It's still curing so I don't know about flavor, but the difference in quality and the number of ingredients is pretty obvious.To sum it up: I'm very impressed with Don Zavier Mamajuana and look forward to many more batches and hopefully getting a bottle that holds enough to last more than a thirsty night or two.

Avery delicious alcohol drink that I had a chance to try from a Puerto Rican friend and I been hooked on it ever since but drink in moderation. I'm senior citizen disabled paraplegic who suffers from lot of back pain due to a accident that broke my back in 3 places when I was 18 and now that I'm old arthritis among other pain, but since I started having just a shot or 2 during the day my pain is now tolerable, I know your thinking this is all BS but along with my cannabis at bedtime I found that the myths about Mamajuana actually do help, as far as this being an aphrodisiac you must try it and then you tell me, you will be impressed...

Muy caro para el tamaño

I honestly thought I was not going to like it since it was not cinnamon flavored but It turned out to be very good on its own. I have both flavors on hand and like them both. Good stuff.

There is only dry mixture in the bottle! You need to fill the liquid yourself. We added white rum. They insisted on the instructions. The taste of real mama juanna. The quality is excellent. We recommend for purchase.

Item arrive damaged. Unable to return it will have to figure out a new solution

Arrived on time, perfectly wrapped with clear instructions for how to prepare it. Tastes as expected, like I'm being cured of all ills and will surely conceive this month. My husband is taking his daily shot too :) How cool to have this very authentic product delivered right to my door in a container that's very pretty and first world. Good job folks and thanks for brining your local product to the masses!

My brother's gf is from Dominican Republic and we have talked about this stuff many times. I got her a bottle for Christmas and she was so excited. I was also able to try some recently, and I look forward to trying different rums/wines with future bottles!