"On the same voyage, a scorpion sting nearly paralysed a sailor. He was revived by 'application of rum to the part'. Another man bitten by a tarantula received some 'rum and oil'."
Fascinating.
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Great quote. I'd love to know more about the history of rum.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, any rum recs for Dark and Stormy's that are a bit different? Would love to update that drink a bit.
You know Tom Gjelten wrote an interestiing book called Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba. You might want to check that out.
ReplyDeleteI recently found a rum from Hawaii called Kōloa Kaua`i Dark. I thought about getting a bottle and trying a new D&S with it. I'll let you know if I toy with that. You should also check out the Rusty Root on this blog - it's basically a D&S subbing the rum for Root liqueur.