What is Mauby?

For the mauby made in Guyana, my mom used to add a bit of yeast and brew by hand hope it helps or she would use stale mauby if she had it instead of the yeast and leave it overnight.

I live in the USA, but my Ma was from Barbados and I love Mauby and Jerk seasoning; they are both the best tasting. I also love sweet hard bread.

Is it safe to drink Mauby while pregnant?

I just began drinking it today. I will post a comment here in two weeks with my observations on myself from drinking this drink. I hope my observations will lend credence to those who claimed that it works well on the skin. Talk to you soon.

I am a Colombian. I tried it in Trinidad and Tobago and loved it. I recently went back and brought some for my family, and they love it, too. Most of them say it tastes like a sparkling beverage.

I got the concentrated kind at the supermarket and the natural spices at the market. We're still drinking the concentrated kind.

Mauby was my favorite refreshing drink in Trinidad.

Is there a bark in the Caribbean for arthritis suffers? We are suffering and our country cannot afford the diagnosis, surgery, and after care.

Does anyone know how far apart mavi trees should be placed while planting?

I am a Trini by birth, and mauby cleans the blood. For those with skin issues, drink one glass a day and see the difference.

I got my mother-in-law's recipe and made it. I boiled the dried mauby bark with cinnamon sticks, cloves and some dried orange peel. Let it sit overnight in the pot it was boiled in. Next day, strain it, add water and sweeten with "simple syrup" to your taste. Serve chilled over ice if desired. Yummy!

My mom sends me mavi bark from P.R. I drink it for health reasons and for the taste.

Is the recipe for Mauby in Trinidad different than St. Kitts? As a child, we always had mauby in the fridge. I went to a Trinidad restaurant recently and it was really different. It was kind of green and very bitter.

I was pregnant and was told I had diabetes. I started to take insulin, and after one week I got frustrated and stopped. I found some mauby bark in my cupboard, boiled it and added some club soda and ice (no sugar) and started to drink with every meal, It's been three days already and my blood sugar is under control.

I migrated from Trinidad 17 years ago but always have mauby in my kitchen. I purchase the bark whenever I go home to Trinidad so I will never run out.

I am glad I found this site because I never knew it was good for high blood pressure, for which I have to take medication. So you know I will now be drinking my mauby very much more regularly.

I actually have a cup of Mavi now. I remember always loving it since I was little. I was never a fan of the smell though. Its an off putting smell to anyone who hasn't had it yet.

Fresh Mauby/Mavi bark is available online.

wonderful and refreshing drink! I love it! Hoping to also gain some health benefits from it in time.

mauby is a very good drink. i am forty four years of age and i have been drinking mauby since my childhood. i love it.

I am from St Kitts in the West Indies and I cannot get enough of mauby. It's a cool and refreshing drink, as a matter of fact I have a bottle sitting right next to me as I write (April). No Caribbean visit would be complete without Mauby. D.D.

Mauby is amazingly quenching for hot tropical days and is so well priced in the Caribbean!

Can anyone explain: how does a fermented mavi drink not fall under alcoholic beverage category-laws and regulations etc.? It usually does have a small amount of alcohol.

If I made Mavi and shared it with my children, will their school teachers call the police on me?

I love the stuff, I have been using it now for over two weeks and I can't seem to be able to do without it. My blood pressure is a bit high so I am hoping it will lower it. One thing I know, I will never stop drinking it.

Mauby ferments when you mix stale concentrated unsweetened with freshly boiled concentrated unsweetened bark. Swizzle right before serving. (Do we still have swizzle sticks)?

I'm from Haiti and mauby is very popular and we do use it to control diabetes and High blood pressure. It's even better we you drink it chilled. Go mauby. (Ricky)

in Antigua we drink this a lot. it's very good for high blood pressure. come to antigua and get some at a low price.

I visited Grenada recently. I drank Mauby daily for the two weeks I was there, and I also brought some back to the UK with me. I also found out that I can get it to buy here.

I fill a jug of water and Mauby and keep it in the fridge and that's my daily drink, no sugar. I also suffer from high blood pressure, and I hope it will do me some good.

OK, where do I purchase this bottled form of Mauby syrup?

To further explain. Caribbean locals most often use the bark to make the drink at home. Within recent years as with most food, the ready made syrup was invented for purchase to make things more convenient. Instead of boiling, which is the tradition and can be done as stated with spices. The syrup now purchased in bottle form, and all you need to do is add cold water.

Where am I able to purchase this Mauby syrup?

From Grenada -we boil the mauby bark with cinnamon, bay leaf and a little cloves.

mauby is a nice drink. it is good for cleaning your blood after every meal.

Since I started drinking mauby bark with the home style version which includes mauby bark and cloves with star apple, my blood sugar has been under control. it has been within its normal range. I stopped taking my medications. It really works for me. It's best taken without any sugar added. Try it.

I am from Barbados West Indies. Mauby is a daily drink for us -- all ages. It is made with cinnamon sticks, anise, (angostura bitters optional) and sugar to taste, water and lots of ice. It's most refreshing.

I am 70 years old and still drinking it. I have an excellent blood pressure and my blood sugar is under control. JH

What makes guyana style mauby forment, I have tried all the different recipe and still cannot get the real guyanes taste.

Any suggestions?

The syrup doesn't taste the same as fresh homemade mauby. Better off going to the islands or have someone make it [from scratch] for you.

My family is Trinidadian. Maubi is great. It is said that it is good for skin. I usually add a little water to dilute the sweet and bitter taste.

Uh, is it true that it fights diabetes?

I'm not so sure the description "bitter aftertaste" best describes mauby drink - I find the taste leaves the palate rather quickly and is thus quite clean of aftertaste, and as well I believe mauby's unique flavor is more of an astringent quality of the bark.