Intoxicating: Ten Drinks that Shaped Australia

Abstract

Intro -- Title -- Contents -- My introduction -- 1. Way-a-linah: Indigenous drinks -- 2. Firewater: Rum and other ardent spirits -- A drink to try at home: Blow My Skull -- 3. Peach cyder: Home brew -- 4. The Salthouse champagne: A taste of luxury -- A drink to try at home: Sherry Cobbler -- 5. Seppelt Angaston Bitters: When drinking was good for you -- 6. 1930 Dalwood cabernet: Two centuries of wine -- A drink to try at home: White Lady -- 7. Victoria Bitter: A big cold beer -- 8. A flagon of McWilliam's Port: Breaking the rules -- A drink to try at home: Japanese Slipper -- 9. Kanga Rouge: Vineyard of the Empire -- 10. Wine from native grapes? Drinking in the future -- A drink to try at home: All-Australian Negroni -- Further reading -- Acknowledgements -- Copyright.