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Pacific miniatures #3

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Fiji, Tonga, Guam, Palau, Norfolk Island & the Cook Islands. In other words all the
other Pacific Island Countries/Territories I know of that have produced miniatures.

The four Fiji Rums are from South Pacific Distillers.
The third is the same label as the second but a plastic
bottle. The barrel (the container was made by the
same company that make the St. Andrews Scotch
barrels) was made by SPD for trading company
Motobai for sale in the Nadi Duty Free shop. The
Bounty Rum was distilled by SPD but bottled in
Auckland. I know that SPD have made more minis as
I saw at least 8 in the MD’s office in the early 1990’s.
If anyone has any pictures I would like them please.
The Harris Port was bottled in Portugal especially for
the Regent of Fiji Hotel, now part of the Sheraton
Denerau Resort. I suspect the Mana Island Fiji bottle
is one of many made for weddings in various Fiji
resorts. Unfortunately I do not know what it contains.

Tonga has only made one bottle that I know of but I have two to show you! No That
is not a crazy statement as you will see. Motu Rum was made by Motu Rum of
Tonga and they have actually used a nice bottle, rather than a ‘standard’ one that is
much easier, and cheaper, to do. The second bottle, White Horse Scotch was bottled

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