Rum

In his novel, A History of the World in Six Glasses, Tom Standage interprets how six drinks have marked a trend that has changed the face of the earth. He showed how throughout history beer, wine, spirits, tea, coffee, and Coca-Cola have been a huge motivation to the development of our society. The first drink Standage talked about was beer, a beverage discovered in the Fertile Crescent and was made with boiled water and grains. Beer made civilization possible according to the author,…

life in so many ways. When I was a child, I saw my parents work hard to put food on the table and to provide for the family the basic things to live. There were many unique things such as rum Havana Club, cigar Cohiba, and coffee La Llave that identify us all over the world and never were missed in my family. Rum is an alcoholic beverage obtained from the process of fermentation of sugar cane. It is a very popular beverage in Cuba, especially the Havana Club which is produced and manufactured…

their control. In Maggie, A Girl of the Streets there are characters written in a way the represents the world that surrounds them. Characters who are subjected to the type of world they were born in and are never able to leave. The dark region of Rum Alley of New York portrays the personalities of the characters that live there. Maggie was the only one in her family that had hope to leave the tenements while Jimmie has accepted his fate. Jimmie is an extension of the dark region and all…

methods are numerous and involve the exploration of tensions such as those that exist between abstraction and representation, or moralizing versus hedonistic. Considered one of the lowest types of art by the French Academy, Still Life with a Bottle of Rum, Shoes, and Still Life with a Skull and a Writing Quill are three still paintings that have managed to rise above the typical wave that have been produced by artists of varying skills for centuries. Though looking at each alone does not truly…

of challenges, but during this time turning a profit in the colonies wasn’t easy task for the colonist. One way the turned a profit was introduction of tobacco, but wasn’t only thing that would have proven beneficial to the North American colonies. Rum when introduced into the American colony helped to boost the economy. In addition, due this fact it was keystone in our economy. So with the passage of the Sugar Act in 1764, by the British Empire shortly followed after the end of French and…

aftershave lotions in the market but you should not go for a random selection. You should keep some points in your mind while choosing an aftershave lotion and you should remember that a reputed name of a lotion can be always safe to use on your face. Bay rum aftershave lotion is one of the most popular and renowned name in the world of shaving kits. Its long lasting fragrance and soothing effect can make you satisfied. This lotion is running successfully since 18th century. This oldest lotion…

The following business plan is for a drive up bar. Similar to the ones that they have in New Orleans. This drive up bar will be called The Screw Driver. The purpose of the drive up bar will be for people that would like to buy mixed drinks, but don’t want to go to an actual bar or club. There will also have the option to drink their drinks there if they like to, for those who had a hard day at work and need a quick drink for when they get home or for people that need a drink to make it to…

Anyone who has ever woken up after a night of drinking with a crippling hangover, they might have wondered why they are cursed. In some cases, the hungover person might have had more than a few drinks with friends, and those friends are not hungover. What a person drinks has an impact on how they will feel the next day. While drinking on an empty stomach and being dehydrated can influence the level of drunkenness, it often comes down to the type of alcohol that is consumed. Fermentation During…

Many fascinating narratives and historiographies about the transatlantic slave trade exist in the realm of academic historical literature. True tales and stories of forced migration from the motherland of Africa, the trek through the middle passage and the horrifying events after the arrival of African slaves to the many coasts of the new world saturate academia. While these narratives and research take their rightful place in history, there is still so much left to uncover and discover. An…

03.1 Grog (a type of rum that is watered down) allowed sailors to deal with scurvy and acted as a way to trade for slaves in Africa. 3.2 Explorers could travel greater distances than they could before with little fear of scurvy. They managed this feat because of rum that had been altered. Sailors used rum in a primitive cocktail which contained vitamin C from the lime juice. This allowed sailors to enjoy a good drink, but also to receive the necessary vitamins. . 3.3 Rum acted as a currency,…