Rum, Yesterday and Today

First edition, a history of the drink from its first distillation in Barbados

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First edition, first printing, Hardback in dustwrapper. 24 × 16cm, 264pp.

A lively, witty and informative history of the spirit Rum from its first distillation nearly 400 years go in Barbados, its producers around the world (West Indies, South Africa, India, Mauritius etc), the New England rum that played havoc with the native Americans, the rum in the punches of Mozart and Berlioz, the Rum Runners of the Prohibition, and the chemistry of rum making. Illustrated throughout.

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This copy is in very good condition, with a little light wear to the wrapper's edges.