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037 Rum - The Most Profitable Industrial Waste of the 17th Century

037 Rum - The Most Profitable Industrial Waste of the 17th Century
Feb 2, 2022 · 31m 54s

The debut of Rum - or Kill-Devil as it was known at first. Regardless, this was a bad liquor, and it was how you let other people know you were...

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The debut of Rum - or Kill-Devil as it was known at first. Regardless, this was a bad liquor, and it was how you let other people know you were bad. Yo-ho-ho and all that.
Molasses was the origin, and if anything, molasses was the receptacle of all of the evils of the sugar trade. You can clearly tell by its color of course. (If you are not a listener, and don't know me - heavens child, this is called sarcasm).
And from this waste stream of white sugar, the Demon rum was born.

Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle
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Author Greta Hardin
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