Rum: King of Booty? | S12E4

Glass in Session® Winecast

Exploring the world of rum and rum around the world: history, places, people, and the etymology of the word booty ... because pirates.

The Moghuls (?!) make a surprise appearance, we talk Navy rum rations, and Chat GPT lays a rum history "masterpiece" on us.

Resources from this episode:

Books:

Certified Specialist of Spirits (CSS) Study Guide (Society of Wine Educators), Nickles, J., (2020)

The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails [Kindle Edition], Wondrich, D & Rothbaum, N., (2022)

Rum, Broom, D. (2003)

Websites:

Cocktail Wonk: Setting the Record Straight on British Navy Rum, Pietrek, M. (5 December 2019) https://cocktailwonk.com/2019/12/setting-record-straight-british-navy-rum.html

Code of Federal Regulations: 27 CFR 5.147 Rum (2023) https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-27/chapter-I/subchapter-A/part-5/subpart-I/section-5.147

Drum: The Rum War Rages - Bacardi insists it’s Havana Club forever Cuban despite criticism, Smiley, M. (8 January 2018) https://www.thedrum.com/news/2018/01/08/the-rum-war-rages-bacardi-insists-its-havana-club-forever-cuban-despite-criticism

El Dorado Rum: [video] https://theeldoradorum.com Eur-Lex Annex 1: Categories of Spirit Drinks - 1. Rum (2019) https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32019R0787&qid=1676747286152

Got Rum Magazine: Pierino, M. (2023) https://www.gotrum.com

Inside the Cask: The Distilleries and Rum Manufacturers of Guadeloupe, de Almeida, A. (7 June 2022) https://insidethecask.com/2022/06/07/the-distilleries-and-rum-manufacturers-of-guadeloupe/

Online Etymology Dictionary: Booty https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=booty

Robb Report: The Rum the British navy Once Rationed to Sailors is Now Highly Coveted - and Surprisingly Good, Sachs, T. (31 July 2020) https://robbreport.com/food-drink/spirits/black-tot-rum-british-navy-ration-for-sale-2939203/

Spirits Business: Bacardi Sues USPTO over Havana Club Trademark, Carruthers, N. (5 January 2022) https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2022/01/bacardi-sues-uspto-over-havana-club-trademark/

Merriam-Webster: World History - Looking at ‘Booty’ (the word) https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/booty-word-history

Related or Referenced Glass in Session® Episodes:

S3E2: Gin Revival https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/s3e2-gin-revival

S4E6: Got Wood? Talkin’ bout Oak https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/s4e6-got-wood-talkin-bout-oak

S7E4: Booze Riots and Rebellions Part 2: Rum: https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/size/5/?search=Rum

S8E3: Once Upon a Wine Grape in Afghanistan https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/s8e3-once-upon-a-wine-grape-in-afghanistan

S9E2: Whisky, Burns Night, and … Beerhenge? https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/s9e2-whisky-burns-night-and-beerhenge

S12E3: Madeira Primer https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/madeira-primer-s12e3

Glass in Session® swag mentioned in this show: https://www.teepublic.com/user/glass-in-session

Music:

Intro/Outro Theme: “Write Your Story” by Joystock (Jamendo.com cc_Standard License, Jamendo S.A.)

Background beat for Chat GPT Rap: “Hip Hop Beat” by Coolrealistic (Pixabay)

Glass in Session® is a registered trademark of Vino With Val, LLC.