Fijian sugar cane is harvested when it flowers, from June to December. Photos by Gillian Vine/Fiji Rum Company. : Sweet taste of Fiji

Lautoka's South Pacific Distillery produces spirits for the local market. : Sweet taste of Fiji

This pot still was bought when Wilson's Distillery in Dunedin closed. : Sweet taste of Fiji

Rum will be matured in these barrels. : Sweet taste of Fiji

A vat of white rum at the Fiji Rum Company's Lautoka distillery. : Sweet taste of Fiji

Cases of Bounty rum ready for dispatch. : Sweet taste of Fiji

The container ship Capitaine Wallis, laden with equipment from Wilson's Distillery, leaves Dunedin in July 1980. : Sweet taste of Fiji

A priest at Nadi's principal Hindu temple, Sri Sivasubramaniya Swami. : Sweet taste of Fiji

Pina colada. : Sweet taste of Fiji