Rumpundit

Ian Williams, Rumpundit, commiserates Black Tot Day. Saturday  31 July is the 40th Anniversary of Black Tot Day when the Royal Navy abandoned the daily grog ration for its sailors. Do hoist  a dark rum to mark the occasion. The British decision to abandon a centuries-old tradition of high octane fighting spirit and replace it [...]

Sounds like one not to miss, But Rumpundit will be in Miami! Burning of the Fleet Day Scheduled for May 8th in Essex From a press release: Row Boat Races New Addition to River Museum Activities Essex, CT – They burned our ships and stole our rum! The historic British raid on Essex comes to [...]

Cruzan Rum’s owners deny slavery ties in USVI Published on Friday, December 11, 2009 Email To Friend Print Version ST CROIX, USVI — In recent weeks, the issue has been raised of disclosure by corporations in the US Virgin Islands that operated during the slavery era. Legislation which would “require existing and new corporations to [...]

Letter: Cruzan Rum, slavery, and corporate disclosure Published on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 Dear Sir: I listened with great interest to the special session of the legislature on Tuesday October 27, 2009 called by the governor. I was deeply moved by the distinct pride and honor in Mr Gary Nelthropp’s voice as he spoke of [...]

Two big rum events this week. In London Ian Burrell’s London Rum Fest concentrates a world of aficionados for a weekend of fun and instruction, including a seminar from me, but more importantly lots of samples and lots of congenial samplers. And A Cork Above debuts my I-video on rum.

Story of little girl buried in rum told over and over By Kim Grizzard The Daily Reflector Tuesday, September 22, 2009 In Beaufort’s Old Burying Ground lie Union soldiers and Confederates, slaves and free men. In the cemetery is a British soldier buried upright and facing England and a grave marker dated 1756. But perhaps [...]

Fur brigade arrival revisited Chanting for rum, modern-day voyageurs arrived at Fort Langley with furs for the Brigade Days celebration. Matthew Claxton, Langley Advance Published: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 Brigade Days at Fort Langley celebrates the reason the community was founded, more than 170 years ago. The fur trade drove hundreds of traders and First [...]

Find Jobs | News | Advice/Tools | How to Search In-paper ads Cardi’s Benny’s Circulars Thomas Tew Rum revives a corner of R.I.’s triangle trade 01:00 AM EDT on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 By Thomas J. Morgan Journal Staff Writer Thomas Tew Rum is distilled in Middletown and aged for two years in oak barrels. [...]