Rum Essays

Only Jamaican Rum Will Do By Robert Nickel Jan 7, 2011 Rum is a distilled beverage made from sugarcane byproducts. Molasses or sugarcane juice is distilled and aged in oak barrels creating a clear alcoholic beverage. Rum is produced in most of the Caribbean countries, as well as Australia, India, Fiji, and Mexico. In Jamaica the rum is usually dark in color and possesses a subtle molasses taste making it a favorite beverage to drink straight, without mixing. The first distillation of rum took place

would drink tea, have some fry fish, and sometimes have jerk chicken with hard-dough bread.” I would also need to count drinks as part of the food. “ everyone would have have a cup of rum inna dem hand” my mom said as she recalled what type of drink would be there. “ white rum was there and it was very important. White rum would be served during Nine Night and the actual funeral, but not much was given out to drink because it was very strong.” she continued, Oh boy was it

drinking them, much less how much goes into the most important part of the drink. While there is a large variety of excellent rum available in the world, for a traditional (authentic) cocktail of Cuban origin, only aged light Cuban rum is appropriate. This may seem like an easily satisfied requirement, but with the embargo as well as debate over what entails a true Cuban rum, this is in truth a complicated question. One with multiple views and a history of conflicting opinions going back to the revolution

Australian history bloodlessly unfurled. In what was to be posthumously dubbed, ‘the Rum Rebellion’, approximately 400 armed soldiers and officers of the New South Wales Corps, commanded by Major George Johnson and fuelled by John Macarthur, fixed bayonets and marched on Government House. Conjugated through ideas of usurpation and a mutual hatred for the incumbent Governor of New South Wales, Captain William Bligh, the mutinous Rum Corps successfully took control of the colony and effectively installed an

who were able to continue fighting, hardened themselves to the conflict using rum rations. Rum rations were given at stand to and stand down every day with an extra two ounces being given if no attack came. Rum rations became liquid courage for the soldiers, helping them throughout their daily horrors to perform their duties to the best of their abilities. Private Boyd of the 8thn Bn. recalled ‘if we had not had the rum we would have died.” (firstworldwar.com) Trench warfare strained soldiers mental

(and my buddy), would come in to see what I was doing. Mom usually let me have some time to go exploring, so when she wasn’t looking I’d sneak a couple Rum Crook cigars from behind the counter and grab a few candy bars – and I was out of there. Me and my buddy would go down by the river underneath the bridge and try to see what was so special about Rum Crooks. After we got green in the face from smokin’ we’d scurry on down to the railroad tracks and put a nickel or penny on them. When the train came

worth $45,000. Neal Dow, the mayor of the town was being called a “hypocrite” because he had banned alcohol from the state 4 years earlier. 2,000 people gathered in front of City Hall that night revolting against Dow. This event was called the Portland Rum Riot, it resulted in 1 death and 7 injured. Dow believed that Maine's only problem at the time was alcohol. “Here is a fearful enemy of God and man--the liquor traffic; it makes ruthless war upon the people; it blasts and destroys their homes as with

prohibition. People would illegally transfer alcohol. This was called rum-running/bootlegging. Southern California was known for rum-running/bootlegging. The location of Southern California was more convenient to do this because of it 's large population and wide landscapes. It was only easy at first though because the miles of rudimentary coastlines between Ventura and San Pedro. Frank and Tony Cornero were the brothers best known for rum running. Tony would show up and claim that he is the owner of

Rum, Sodomy and the Lash by Hans Turley explores the intersectionality of masculinity, sexuality and identity within the British Royal Navy from 1660 to 1820s. The book sought to explore the connections between sexuality, gender and authority within the historical context of this period. It utilized several pieces of work, including diaries, letters, and popular literature during this time. Further, Turley’s work explores how these cultural forces that shaped sexuality and masculinity throughout

prerogative. He was never scared of being arrested, but losing his money was the most terrifying concern that made him cringe. Analyzing the novel Rum Punch, and the adaptation Jackie Brown, one can see major differences through the formalist elements but within those changes, the theme is never altered. Ordell is the main character in Elmore Leonard’s Rum Punch, a fictional crime book published in 1992. Mr. Robbie is looking, to become one of the wealthiest gun dealers in Miami, and whoever

The 1920s was a decade marked by innovation, inspiration, and progress. From monumental changes in everyday life, to the brand new youth culture that emerged as the years progressed, the 20s changed the way Americans thought, acted, and lived. However, this growth masked the issues that the decade brought. More and more people became involved in criminal activities, and discrimination against foreigners and Americans alike became a problem. While the 1920s were a period of optimism and innovation

enormous that gangs learned to be more “organized” than ever, they bought breweries that were closed because of Prohibition and hired experience brewers. They ran boats out into oceans and lakes to buy liquor from other countries, leading to the term “rum running.” Paid individual citizens would operate stills at home to make gallons of bad-tasting booze. Thousands of Mob-owned illegal bars known as “speakeasies sold illegal beer, watered down whiskey and sometimes “rotgut” which was poisonous.” This

Alcohol was immensely important to immigrants that came to the United States from Europe in the 1600’s. A few centuries later, specifically 1917, many Americans believed that alcohol consumption was a problem. An eighteenth amendment was assembled and passed by congress which banned production, transport, and marketing of alcohol. Even a drink consisting of over 1 percent alcohol was considered an alcoholic beverage. America was officially a “dry” country. Subsequently, the nation realized prohibition

In a country where longing for the past qualifies as a dominant cultural trope - saudade, fado and the long wait for The Desired, D. Sebastian of Portugal are examples of this – the performance My Room / My Rum, premiered at the Condominium Festival, in Lisbon, explores and further unsettles the dynamic between memory and identity. Accordingly, collecting and archiving as necessary means to assert identity are subject to evaluation. It turns out that they both prove unable of determining one’s place

Linda Altman: An Expert on the Roaring Twenties The Roaring Twenties was an era strongly influenced by drugs, alcohol, organized crime, bootleggers, rum runners, social change, and the rise of American gangsters. Linda Altman, an author who specializes in writing about history, social issues, and multicultural subjects for young adults, writes about the roaring twenties and the factors which largely influenced the era in her book The Decade That Roared: America During Prohibition. Altman strongly

When someone thinks about the prohibition they don't become happy and joyous because that time period wasn't either. It was filled with depression, sorrow, and was just full of atrocious behavior. There were gangs, bootlegging operations, and illicit activity that was just allowed and grew tremendously with great leadership (“Prohibition”). It was the rise of the Crime Czars in Chicago and on the northern part of the country that really took control. These gangsters used their influential carefree

The ratification of the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution introduced a new period in American history most commonly known as Prohibition. It was the result of a nationwide temperance movement during the 1910s and ‘20s. The enactment of Prohibition led to a large increase of organized crime, the government lost millions of dollars, and there was corruption among government officials and police officers. The Anti-Saloon League (ASL) played a major role in the temperance movement against alcohol

Temporary fun with lifelong consequences; alcohol. In 1919 the 18th amendment was ratified, this amendment declared it illegal to manufacture, transport and sell alcoholic beverages. America repealed Prohibition due to the crime rate increasing, failure of enforcement and no money being made off of alcohol. Due to the crime rate increasing majorly during Prohibition America had second thoughts on it. The US Census and FBI Uniform Crime Reports in Drug War Facts shows us a graph representing the

The Prohibition Party Emily Ballou “If you are a reform-minded conservative and a non-drinker, the Prohibition party wants you!” Alcohol is America’s primary narcotic drug problem. It only creates trouble and more problems. This is why the Prohibition Party is still an active political party today, even though it is not very popular. The Prohibition Party was organized in 1869 by Michigan Reverend John Russell. Their chief aim is to abolish liquor traffic and all alcoholic beverages. The genesis

How Wealth and Social Class Affect Prohibition “I found out what your ‘drug-stores’ were. He turned to us and spoke rapidly. “He and this Wolfsheim brought up a lot of side-street drug-stores here and in Chicago and sold grain alcohol over the counter. That’s one of his little stunts. I picked him for a bootlegger the first time I saw him, and I wasn't far wrong.” (Fitzgerald-Chapter 3) Prohibition was the legal prevention of the selling, manufacturing, and transportation of alcohol in the 1920s