Intro:
It is rather hard to define the entire rum family as a group because of
the variety of rum produced. Each of the light, gold, dark and spiced
rums have their own distinct characteristics and furthermore the rums
produced in each country differ from one another due to varying laws and
tradition in production.

History:
After Columbus's introduction of sugarcane to the West Indies in 1493
the first rum was produced in Brazil, Barbados and Jamaica making rum
the first spirit of the New World. By the mid 1700's rum was being made
throughout the Carribean and South America. It soon became popular in
New England and was produced there as well. The Rum Sling made of rum,
sugar, water and lemon juice is considered the first American ****tail.

Origins of the name:
is unclear. A common claim is that the name was derived from rumbullion
meaning "a great tumult or uproar". Another claim is that the name is
from the large drinking glasses used by Dutch seamen known as rummers,
from the Dutch word roemer, a drinking glass. Other options include
contractions of the words saccharum, Latin for sugar, or arôme, French
for aroma. Regardless of the original source, the name had come into
common use by May 1657 when the General Court of Massachusetts made
illegal the sale of strong liquor "whether knowne by the name of rumme,
strong water, wine, brandy, etc., etc."

In current usage, the name used for a rum is often based on the rum's
place of origin. For rums from Spanish-speaking locales the word ron is
used. A ron añejo indicates a rum that has been significantly aged and
is often used for premium products. Rhum is the term used for rums from
French-speaking locales, while rhum vieux is an aged French rum that
meets several other requirements.

Some of the many other names for rum are Nelson's Blood, Kill-Devil,
Demon Water, Pirate's Drink, Navy Neaters, and Barbados water. A version
of rum from Newfoundland is referred to by the name Screech, while some
low-grade West Indies rums are called tafia.


NOW YOU KNOW...LOL...

C H E E R S

oh and just in case you didn't know...

I am a lover of the (cyber) RUM...

screw teh history/ geography lesson!!!!!!
pass the rum!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!







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hehehe... luv ya steph..

awwww

here ya go girl -------->

have as much as you want...

what the!>..... ???

yea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! rum!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

which part you didn't get?

Tom?

Hey can you guys share some of that?????????

Is it rum time yet..whoohoo

i just finish reading your post styx and now i am drunk lol.

((easyboy)) why am I not surprised to see you here?

it's always rum time...

help yourself guys...

I have bottles over bottles...

LMAO...

i made it like 3 lines intoit, and was thirsty... hehe

didn't know that worked devin...

OK OK POLICE ,I WANT TO SEE ALL OF YOU LADIES LINCENCE.

izzie you are my kind of girl

rum rum rum rum rum...

mur mur mur mur mur...<------------------LOL

take a guess what that means...LMAO

rum rum lets drink lol

haha..that's what I'm here for..LOL

But I see your here aswell..what does that say..LOL