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Subject: Re: Why do you think pirates drank rum?
From: Stevens
Posted: Tue Nov 14. 2000, 00:46 UTC
Followup to: "Why do you think pirates drank rum?"  by belemy  (Tue Nov 7. 2000, 14:11 UTC)
For centuries, rum was a harsh, poorly made drink created by distilling 
molasses or other byproducts of sugar processing. Rich with alcohol (ranging 
from 80 to 151 proof), rum was the drink of pirates and the very poor.

Wanting nothing more than a strong drink, pirate distillers made rum with 
unpurified sugar, fermented it with wild yeast, and distilled it crudely. 

(excerpt from a zooba.com e-mail)

Stevens 


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