📒 This vintage volume contains a detailed treatise on the history of Alcohol in the Americas and Australasia, with historical information on alcohol in New Zealand, New South Wales, Cape of Good Hope, West India Islands, Demerara, Mexico and Peru, The Floridas, the USA, et cetera. Exploring historical production techniques, popularity and influence, notable producers, and many other related aspects, this fascinating volume will appeal to those with an interest in the historical relationship between man and alcohol, and would make for a worthy addition to any bookshelf. Many vintage books like this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality addition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on brewing beer.