A Brief History of Rum

Dive into a brief history of Rum to find out how your favorite summer Spirit was actually born from the trash of the colonial sugar daddies! Literally. Also, did you know that once upon a time Rum was used to store a dead celebrity? The more you know! Check out the video and discover how one of the oldest Spirits went from sailor’s booze to your Piña Colada!

00:00 - Intro
00:20 - Where was Rum Born?
01:20 - Rum Fever in America
02:23 - Connection Between Rum and Sea
03:22 - The Rise of Rum

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[Ridley]

The King didn't tax anyone, Parliament did. This was post-Revolution of 1688, the Crown had no direct governmental authority.

[LilRudy]

I tried a lot of different alcohol kinds, and when I tried rum for the first time aftet all of that, I fell inlove, now I only drink rum and recommend to everyone, no dizziness no hangovers only good vibes and energy

[Alltheworldisafamily]

4:08 Anybody know how to find the show/movie/ad that was shown called "a glassfull of history" with burgess meredith about rum?

[Utopiaesdistopia]

Rum had been distilled in Spain many centuries before America was even discovered.

[christianchase]

You deserve more subscribers and a way higher view count. Hope the algorithm picks your channel up because it trumps many out there. Subscribed!

[pratyaychakraborty]

I love the legends captain Morgan and Bacardi 😋😍

[ianhobbs]

Rum the only spirit worth drinking, but only on its own. Or add a tot to a pint of Guinness.

[Kamamura]

Zacapa is perfect for preserving dead bodies due to all the added sugar that has germicidal effect.

[justinclarke]

Please edit this travesty. Rum originated in Barbados. The first documented sale of rum actually occurred in the 1600s from Barbados and this was several years after the first production of the spirit.

[shashwatsinha]

Rum has been described(and recommended) in many ancient sanskrit texts.
Not a surprise since India is the birthplace of sugar and sugarcane.

[Thenevisian]

As a proud Nevisian, thank you for this video

[harry]

The British army in the 80's we used to get a tot of rum in tea at Christmas called gunfire

[elementalswagz]

“The words rum and death should mean the same thing to you. Do you understand?”

[eimiramirez]

Loved this video! Do you happen to know where I could get a copy of "A Glassful of History"? Thanks!

[frankstipes]

This is one of the most ignorant stories Ive heard about rum...
Some correct facts, and full of absurde opinions, expressions and conclutions...its a mess ...Sorry, but its terrible...

[raphlvlogs]

the biggest problem with alcohol is that it was discovered too early.

[boreos]

Pretty cool video, but I think it's a little tone-deaf to talk about Rum's origin's in such a brief and lighthearted way. There's some dark and bloody history there and I think it does people a disservice to just breeze right through it like it was some kind of group science project between slaves and plantation owners... I realize it's outside of the scope of this video, but I just want you to consider that. Thank you for at least touching on it.

[marlene]

Martinica y Guadalupe have the best quality of rum, came from directly by sugarcane juice

[RichArtLove]

A Flippant Cartoon Version Of A Far More Significant History...

[riverbullshark]

Australia is still known for drunkenness and debauchery trust me I am Australian well the best kind of Australian a Queenslander