rum

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Afterward, thousands of giddy fans thronged the malecón, Havana’s seaside promenade, laughing and drinking rum.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

The Browns had a hand in everything from ironmaking and rum distilling to whaling and the slave trade.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

At its Indian-inspired sister bar, Bagheera, order the Elephant’s Child, made with a toasted rice- infused rum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

My wife wasn’t too thrilled with the golden rum cake, since it’s nothing like the dense dark rum cake she grew up with, but I loved it!

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2025

Produced by boiling juice extracted from sugarcane, it has long been used in making rum, as a major ingredient in making explosives, and as a sweetener.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler