Roadside Still · Andean Moonshine
Miche Andino
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For decades miche was illegal to distill in Venezuela, which pushed production into hidden mountain stills around Táchira, and small towns still hold folk festivals celebrating the old bootlegging tradition.
Sugarcane juice is fermented and distilled in small copper or homemade stills into a strong, clear liquor, sometimes infused with fruit or herbs. Roadside stands and market stalls in Táchira's mountain towns sell it by the shot or bottle.
Why it's made this way: Táchira's remote Andean terrain made it ideal for clandestine sugarcane distilling, and the state remains the liquor's historic heartland even after it became legal to produce.
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