Category: Rum Stories

How Did Rum Get It’s Name?

by Rum Drinks | Nov 9, 2011 | Rum Stories | 4

There are lots of theories about where the word rum came from. Some say it is a shortened version of Rumbustion which was a slang terms for “tumult” or “uproar”. which does have a ring of truth as consuming...

Rum Islands Of The World

by Rum Drinks | Nov 3, 2011 | Rum Stories | 0

Did you know there are several islands around the world called “Rum Island”? There’s one off the coast of Australia, one in the Falklands, one in the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve (Canada) & one near...

In wine there is wisdom

by Rum Drinks | Oct 25, 2011 | Rum Stories | 0

Benjamin Franklin is supposed to have said “In wine there is Wisdom, in beer there is Freedom, in water there is Bacteria”. As bacteria were named in the early 1800’s and Franklin died in 1790, this rumor is unlikely, but I...

The Rum Rebellion Australia 1808

by Rum Drinks | Sep 25, 2011 | Rum Stories | 0

Here’s something not many people outside of Australia (and many Australians for that matter) would know – in 1808, thanks to the value of rum, the government was overthrown in what was called The Rum Rebellion! Rum...

Rum Appreciation – Part 1

by Rum Drinks | Sep 9, 2010 | Rum Stories | 0

Do you remember the first time you ever tried a rum? Every now and then I think back to when I first started to become interested in rum. I think we all remember our first rum experience, seeing, smelling and tasting rum for...

Angostura 1919 & The Journey of the Mystical Oranges!

by Rum Drinks | Sep 3, 2010 | Rum Stories | 1

Hi guys, recently I attended a sailor party with some friends on the river for a birthday party. Being the middle of winter, the night got down to a chilly 3 degrees C. Not your typical cocktail drinking weather, but where...

Rum the remedy for deadly snake bite on penis

by Rum Drinks | Jun 11, 2008 | Rum Stories | 0

Well this story was just too good not to mention! Only in Australia would a story like this unfold… while stopping on the side of the road to “relieve” himself during a long journey through the bush on his way...

The Day I Found My Muddle

by Rum Drinks | Apr 13, 2008 | Rum Stories | 0

Hi guys, sorry it’s been such a long time, but I’ve been sweating it out in the middle of a heat wave. 12 days over 38c (100f) degrees in a row and I’m exhausted! However I’m not one to moan about the heat, but rather embrace it...

Lose Yourself in a Rum Cocktail

by Rum Drinks | Jan 15, 2008 | Rum Stories | 0

Anne Darwin is one woman who certainly seems to know a good Rum Cocktail when she sees one. Unlike her ability to keep a dodgy scam like the faked death of her run-away canoe hubby a secret! In a recent article I...