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Nelson's Blood The Story Of Naval Rum Captain James Pack
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Nelson's Blood The Story Of Naval Rum Captain James Pack
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Nelson's Blood The Story Of Naval Rum Captain James Pack

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United Kingdom

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Description

Nelson's Blood - The Story of Naval Rum, by Captain James Pack OBE RN. This was first published in 1983 and this edition was published in 1995 by Alan Sutton Publishing Limited. This edition includes a foreword by Admiral of The Fleet the Lord Lewin.

Chapters include:

Old Grogam (1655-1763)

A Question of Beer or Rum (1763-1793)

Grog Alias Nelson's Blood (1793-1824)

There Shall be Allowed Half a Gill of Spirit (1824-1850)

The Halcyon Years of Grog (1850-1918)

The End of a Tradition (1918-1970)

Requiem

The American Connection

The Daily Ritual

Rum Ruses

Pot-Pourri

Appendices:

The Purchase of Rum by the Royal Navy 1888

Beer in the Royal Navy

The Cooper and His Art

Dutch and French Navies

This Nelson's Blood sold at our online auction for £7

Condition

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Note the absence of a condition statement does not imply that this lot is in perfect condition or free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of ageing. Older bottles often contain small amounts of sediment. We cannot guarantee that the contents of this bottle will be free from the effects of age, cork taint, oxidation or other faults.

This bottle does not appear to be leaking. While we take every care to pack bottles securely we cannot guarantee that old corks and closures will not leak in transit.

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1kg
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