A SPIRITED READ

You may have tried one of its award-winning whiskies, and now you can read the story behind Central Otago’s Cardrona Distillery. In 2013 founder Desiree Reid-Whitaker and husband Ash sold their dairy farm to pursue her dream of creating a whisky that would stand tall on the world stage. This book is the tale of her success through adversity. The Spirit of Cardrona: Where Dreams are Hatched, published by HarperCollins

New Zealand, $65.