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           Our cover bottles this month were found by Erica Mulder. They are a four bottle tasting set of new NZ
           gin bottles from Christchurch based The Spirits Workshop Distillery. That’s all I know but you can
           read the back of the box.

















                             I had another nice Gin to show you but added it to an article on gins by Seva to fill
                             the page – the one from the Orkney Isles. This is a bit of a gin issue and I think it is
                             the first time we have had gins on the cover two issues running.

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                             Talking of Seva, he sent me this picture of the 25  Anniversary of Knob Creek
                             miniature sample bottle. It was sent for Miniature Bottle Library but I thought you
                             Bourbon collectors would like to see it as it is a rare sample that most of you will
                             not have.

                             We have no Auction Report this time as I do not know of any auctions and nobody
                             has sent me any photos/data. HINT!

                             Which is more expensive, Vintage Champagne or printer ink?  Which, the UK
                             consumer organisation, found that printer ink was 10 times more expensive at
                             consumer level, the equivalent of £94.50 for a mini – it would be similar in NZ. And
                             I thought that many miniatures are a rip-off! The ink was also found to be more
                             expensive than Chanel No.5 perfume –
           yes but you cannot print with Champagne or perfume!

           According to Frank Wynn Gordon & MacPhail have
           stopped producing 5cl bottles. They do not seem to have
           had a large output in recent years but were prolific in the
           past.

           I had an email from Nick Hines, the Food & Drink editor at
           Matador Network. He was doing an article on Power’s Irish
           Whiskey, who are claiming to have made the first miniature
           bottles in 1889. That claim is probably arguable but the
           article is worth reading:
           https://matadornetwork.com/read/story-mini-bottles-liquor/

           In miNiZ123 (page 17) Ron Gabbard showed us a picture
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           of an etched Jack Daniels bottle he and Pete found, commemorating the 79  Annual Sturgis
           Motorcycle Rally. Ron & Pete thought the etching was a great idea and set about seeing if they could




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