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Jim Crawford

Mauritius

Where? Few of us could find this country on the map but is has made some interesting bottles. The
Republic of Mauritius is a nation in the Indian Ocean comprising a number of islands. It is about
2,000 kilometres off the southeast coast of Africa.

I would have sworn that I had shown you the Dodo bottle in a previous
miNiZ but I cannot find it so here goes or here goes again. It was made
by a company aptly named Dodo Bonheur and contains liqueur of the
same name.

It is very common for tropical countries
to make rum and Mauritius is no
exception. The first 4 bottles are all
from Grays & Co. Mainstay would
probably be the best known rum from
Mauritius. Also shown is Old Mill rum
and Whisper whisky.

Mauritius has been owned by both
Britain & France and the next
company shows the French influence,
both with it’s name and by the spelling

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