Nixon's chosen cocktail and other things you didn't know about rum (The Japan Times)* Captain Morgan was a real person. Sir Henry Morgan was a rather bloodthirsty 17th-century Welshman who blurred the line between privateer and pirate, plundering ships in the Caribbean. * Vice Admiral William Penn, whose son later founded Pennsylvania, was the first captain to make rum a daily ration on his ship. By the late 17th century, a sailor with England's Royal Navy received half a pint ...

Go beyond the beach in the Dominican Republic (CNN)You've got your spot on a lounge chair angled into the hot Caribbean sun, with tall, slender palm trees jutting out over your head. As you gaze at the calm turquoise waters and sip that refreshing rum drink, you may ask yourself, "What more could I possibly want?"

Seven Tiki Takes Spiced Rum into Uncharted Waters (Beverage World)Miami – From the South Pacific comes Seven Tiki Spiced Rum, a Fijian rum with spices and other natural flavors. This premium spiced rum is made from the molasses of choice Polynesian sugar cane, exotic spices and virgin water drawn from deep beneath the Fiji's volcanic highlands.

NJ woman charged with stealing man's liquor after he collapsed, died during fight (Daily Record)NEW BRUNSWICK — A homeless woman has been charged with endangering and robbing a man of a bottle of rum after he collapsed and died on a city street during a fight.

The Coppell Police Department responded to the following incidents (Coppell Gazette)3:39 p.m. Theft reported in the 600 block of Phillips Drive. Unknown suspect stole victim's wedding ring. 1:03 p.m. Hit and rum accident reported in the 100 block of N. Moore Road . Unknown suspect backed vehicle into unattended motorcycle and left without leaving information.

Grocery robbed of rum twice in one day (Trinidad Express)TWO bottles of puncheon rum were the items of desire for two men, on separate occasions, last Friday. Ralph Ramlal was disenchanted he was unable to go on an excursion with his friends. So he walked into an MS Food City supermarket in Debe, picked up two bottles of the rum and walked out.

Blind one-legged man wins arse-kicking contest (The Register)Rum-fuelled piratical rampage quelled by Taser A partially-sighted, one-legged man who had consumed a substantial quantity of rum was accused of attempted murder after he set about four American policemen single-handed earlier this week brandishing an assortment of cutting and stabbing weapons. The understandably alarmed plods subdued their assailant by the use of a Taser electroprod gun.… Case ...

Behind Bars: Cathy O'Clarke's Gidget Hastings (Naples Daily News)Bartender Gidget Hastings loves serving up Mai Tai's behind the bar on Marco Island. “Dark rum. Light rum. Tropical juices shaken to perfection. Topped with a pineapple cherry garnish. It's smooth, but it has a nice punch to it,” Hastings explained of the drink. But traditional specialty cocktails served at the Cathy O'Clarke's Irish Pub and Grille and the adjoining Fat Pelican include Irish ...

36 Hours in Bermuda (New York Times)Newstead Belmont Hills Resort is a popular spot for happy hour. BERMUDA has lots to celebrate in 2009. Four hundred years ago, an English sailing vessel was shipwrecked on this mid-Atlantic archipelago, giving birth to the island nation of Bermuda, one that is now in full-swing party mode.

Cheshire's Lock 12 Historical Park An Artist's Dream (Hartford Courant)Impressionist painter Claude Monet was known for his landscape paintings that showcased the simple things, like the arc of a bridge or water lilies floating in the water.

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