{"product_id":"here-be-pirates-yo-ho","title":"Here Be Pirates, Yo-ho!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRum-ble in the Bundle - Thrilla with Vanilla. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cbr\u003e\r\nAhoy Sailors! Now we drink the stuff o' Pirates - \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRUM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. Not the kind yer grandma spikes her tea with, na, this one we drink neat an' in spades, like in the good ol' pirate days.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nRum’s history is quite flimsy. Apparently the first distillation of Rum took place on the sugar plantations of the Caribbean in the 17th century, where \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eplantation slaves\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e figured out the great use of molasses. What a happy day.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cbr\u003e\r\nWhatever the origins, Rum gained popularity fast. It spread to the American colonies and before the Revolutionary war began it was estimated every man, woman and child consumed an average of \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e14 liters of Rum each year\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. Nows that’s a lot of Yum, sorry, Rum. And more importantly, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRum even helped spur the American Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. How about that!\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nWe’ve got a Thrilla with Vanilla for ya, a Rum-ble in the Bundle, all from different regions. Now be a good pirate and Rum with it. But carefully or you'll end up in \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDavy Jones' locker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. Savvy matey? Arrrr, aye aye Cap'n.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nAnd while yer at it sing this song with ye friends. Make cap'n Jack proud.  \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cem\u003e\"Fifteen men on a dead man's chest, Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cem\u003eDrink and the devil be done with the rest, Yo ho ho and a bottle or rum!\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cbr\u003e\r\nArrrr-ight! Put a pirate hat up, cut off that leg and bottoms up to \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNelson's blood\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eTrivia \u0026amp; Smartass Corner:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cbr\u003e\r\n1) Rum (usually) comes from \u003cstrong\u003emolasses\u003c\/strong\u003e; the sweet and syrupy residue left behind after sugar crystals are extracted from sugar cane juice. Molasses is over 50% sugar, but it also contains significant amounts of \u003cstrong\u003eminerals and other trace elements\u003c\/strong\u003e, which can contribute to the  final flavor.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n2) \u003cstrong\u003eCommon Rum classifications\u003c\/strong\u003e: White, Golden or Amber, Dark, Spiced, Añejo and Age-Dated Rums…\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n3) Due to the tropical climate common to Rum-producing areas, \u003cstrong\u003eRum matures at a much faster\u003c\/strong\u003e rate than is typical for Whisky or Cognac. An indication of this faster rate is the angels' share, or amount of product lost to evaporation. While products aged in France or Scotland see about 2-4% loss each year, Rum producers may see as much as 10%.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n4) \u003cstrong\u003eSolera method\u003c\/strong\u003e is an aging process, fractional blending, where the finished product is a mixture of ages, with the average age gradually increasing as the process continues over many years. Rum is periodically drawn from the lower casks which never move, and refreshed  with an equal quantity of Rum from casks above.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n5) A little bit of \u003cstrong\u003eetymology\u003c\/strong\u003e; nobody really knows where the word Rum comes from. Most popular suggestions are: Rum (the Romani word for potent), Rumbullion (an uproar), Saccharum (sugar in Latin), Rummer (a Dutch drinking glass).\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n6) Rum is why we measure \u003cstrong\u003ealcohol proof\u003c\/strong\u003e. To make sure Rum wasn’t watered down, it had to be ‘proven’ by soaking gunpowder with it. If it was ‘overproof’ (higher than 57.15 % vol.), then the gunpowder would ignite, if it wouldn’t, it was ‘underproof’.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n7) \u003cstrong\u003eRum-running\u003c\/strong\u003e means smuggling liquor over water. In the sixteenth century, when excise taxes were standardised, the illegal transport and trade of Rum, known as Rum running came to life. During the American prohibition in the twenties this trade form reached its climax.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n8) Rum used to be accepted as form of \u003cstrong\u003ecurrency\u003c\/strong\u003e in Europe and Australia, a practice we should probably bring back into fashion.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eTrivia \u0026amp; Smartass Corner - appendix:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cbr\u003e\r\n1) They say \u003cstrong\u003eHoratio Nelsons' body\u003c\/strong\u003e was preserved in a cask of Rum to allow transport back to England and that upon arrival the cask was found empty. As they say the sailors had drilled a hole in the bottom of the caks and drank all the Rum, thus the term \"Nelson's blood\", used to describe Rum.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n2) \u003cstrong\u003eDavy Jones’ Locker\u003c\/strong\u003e is a place at the bottom of the sea where the souls of drowned pirates go. \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n3) Sugar act (\u003cstrong\u003eAmerican Revenue Act\u003c\/strong\u003e): An act passed by the Parliament of Great Britain which helped the growing movement that became the American Revolution. \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n4) In 18th century England, men would occasionally \u003cstrong\u003eauction off their wives for Rum\u003c\/strong\u003e, a practice we probably shouldn't bring back into fashion. 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