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The New Zealand whisky book

by Stuart Perry

This history of whisky distillation in New Zealand covers both illicit home-brewing and the rise of legitimate distilleries from the 1870s onwards, exploring the impact of prohibition and the eventual establishment of local commercial brands.

Accession 12689 ISBN 0002169738 Publisher Collins
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