21 Mar 2018

Sound Archives: Hokonui moonshine

From Afternoons, 1:36 pm on 21 March 2018
Label for a bottle of ‘Old Hokonui’ moonshine whiskey (c.1940s)

The worldwide craft beer boom has been credited with a spin-off  - the rise of boutique distilleries creating niche brands of the harder stuff such as gin and whiskey. 

In today’s visit to the sound archives of Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision with Sarah Johnston, we are taking look at the tradition of illegal ‘moonshine’ distilleries in New Zealand.

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