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Alcohol brewed from trees and other fermented drinks in Australia's Indigenous history

  • Written by Vladimir Jiranek, Professor in Oenology, University of Adelaide
A sample of the _Eucalyptus giunnii_ plant, sometimes called a cider gum for its ability to produce an alcoholic drink without human intervention.Shutterstock/Modest Things

There is no doubt that Europeans brought a culture of brewing and consuming alcohol during their early migration and colonisation of Australia.

But there is also evidence that...

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