Rum

Colonies Work the International Market This map fascinates me because it shows the strong influence that the colonies had on global trade and how they were relied on for revenues and resources. I also chose it because it shows what commodities are being traded and how the colonies acted as a “middle man” for goods being traded from the Caribbean and South America to Europe. Along with showing the popular ports it also shows what goods are being exported where. It shows that New England and the…

prohibition no longer exists in Canada, it is still pertinent to most Canadians today. For instance, one long-term effect Prohibition has had on Canadians is the evolution of organized crime. There is no denying that Canadians played a big part on the rum-running business as they assisted Americans with a huge supply of liquor. As a matter of fact, these crimes committed during prohibition influenced gang and criminal society in Canada and around the world thus leading to the evolution of…

com/blog/wp-content/uploads/3657_520547378006602_1990553073_n.jpg?860368 6. Smuggler’s Cove The Smuggler’s Cove is the most widely publicized Tiki bar in San Francisco. The bar boasts of its list of over 400 different rums that the restaurant use in making specialty drinks, including rum barrel cups and flaming Top Notch volcano. Image Source: http://www.upout.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/smugglers-cove.jpg?860368 7. Alembic Bar San Francisco houses a lot of bars and one of the local…

In 1991, Abu and 30 other young men were kidnapped from their homes in Kuiva, a village in eastern Sierra Leone. Hundreds of children including Abu were forced by the Liberian mastermind Charles Taylor to fight with the rebels. With all of the drugs and alcohol that they are forced to take, Abu can’t remembered the first time that he killed. Charles Taylor, then President of Liberia, was charged with 11 counts of war offenses and crimes against civilization for the help to launch the Sierra…

perspective, the protagonist, who is longing to arrive at the piano-bar. She is arriving with Daniel, the antagonist, who is in a sullen mood. The piano-bar is a place where many Haitians living in Quebec, Canada, congregate together to socialize, drink rum, dance, and most importantly, listen to music, both pre-recorded records of favorite groups, and live performances. “A summer twilight eternally preserved” (Dévieux, 73). Piano-bar is a place where memories are made, forever intertwined into…

During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries a temperance movement existed in Canada that attempted, with some success, to change the legal regulations regarding the consumption, manufacture and sale of alcohol. While often overshadowed by the seemingly more important American temperance movement and eventual prohibition in the United States, the Canadian temperance movement held a great deal of significance for the shaping of both the Canadian legal system in relation to the use of alcohol and…

For thousands of years, water has been a vital and imperative substance that managed to shape many civilizations. Humans had settled down near freshwater sources in order to decrease the risk of dehydration. However, as people had become more technologically advanced, many new beverages challenged the popularity of water. Tom Standage divides the world’s history into six popular beverages: beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and Coca-cola. Drinks have been used throughout history to symbolize the…

instead of importing it from the French West Indies. However, the new Sugar Act reduced this tax to three pence at an attempt to reduce smuggling. The British Prime Minister ordered the navy to enforce the tax which led to the almost immediate decline in rum. There were also many more restrictions as well as taxes put on other goods such as sugar, wines and coffee. This act was initiated in hopes to raise 100,000 pounds, which was roughly one-fifth of the North American military expenses.…

A triangle of exchange developed, connecting the landmasses of Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Slave dealers from Portugal, the Netherlands, England, and France brought crude and made materials (for example, horses, iron, cloth, glass, and firearms) to African brokers. African rulers benefitted from this exchange, taking up arms against neighbors or requiring tribute as slaves, which they, thusly, bargained to Europeans for the fascinating extravagance things they supplied. European dealers…

to Carriacou and the Beg Pardon Ceremony, are the culmination of Avey’s seeking journey, where she rediscovers her cultural heritage as well as her true identity. It all starts with Avatara’s long stroll down the beach, the stumbling upon a rum shop and her encounter with Joseph, a particularly odd old man whose attitude confuses her, but at the same time shares light with regards to Avey’s problem in associating herself with the diasporic community: “What’s your nation? he asked her […]…