RUM Trivia
- RUM is one of the first branded spirits made.
- In 18th century England, men would occasionally auction off their wives for RUM.
- Rations of RUM were given to sailors in the British Army to be mixed with lime juice because it fought off the scurvy.
- When wealthy titles were given to parsons, they were thanked with a glass of RUM.
- In 1960, on the evening that John F. Kennedy was elected President of the U.S., he drank daiquiris, a RUM-based cocktail.
- August 16th is International RUM Day.
- September 20th is National RUM Punch Day.
- Hemingway was notoriously fond of drinking RUM, but he refrained from indulging while writing
- In Australia, the RUM hospital can recognize RUM as it as its chief contributor of revenues that were generated via the RUM exports they were known for.
- Triangular trade was introduced as slaves were traded for RUM, sugars, and other items that were all carrying missionaries- this was known as 'RUM and bible.'
- The infamous Admiral Nelson that died in the Battle of Trafalgar, had his body preserved in a cask of RUM before it was laid to rest.
- One of the famous drinks known as a RUM sour was created in Barbados and served in a conch shell.
- More than 80 percent of the world's RUM sources originate in Puerto Rico. This is because of the sugar cane that is used in the product that comes from the area as well.
- Extended barrel aging of RUM can produce a darker colour due to the way it is aged in the wooden casks and barrels.
- Twelve million gallons of RUM were consumed annually by the early colonists.
- The ration of RUM that was given to the British Navy was often referred to as a "tot o' RUM."
On that note, we bid you adieu with these wise words, "Yo ho ho and a bottle of RUM!"
