CaptainMorganOriginalSpicedGoldRum(1L)

<p>The original Spiced Rum that started it all. </p><p><em>The Levy Brothers</em> in Kingston, Jamaica, owned a pharmacy and purchased raw Rum from the<em> Long Pond Distillery </em>and infused it with medicinal spices and herbs. <em>Samuel Bronfman </em>was the CEO of Seagram and when he tasted it he bought the rights. Shortly thereafter, Captain Morgan Spiced Rum was launched by Seagram in 1944 as a spiced blend of Caribbean Rums. For import/export reasons the brand was moved to <em>Puerto Rico</em> in the 1950s. <em>Diageo </em>purchased the line from Seagram in 2001. Tax and regulatory matters intervened once again and Diageo moved the company to Saint Croix in the <em>US Virgin Islands</em>. It is the second most popular Rum brand in the world with dozens of varieties.</p><p><em>Captain Morgan’s Original Spiced Gold</em> is the product that the company is built on with few updates to suit the modern age. The sources of the blended Rums and spice recipe <em>are secret.</em> But traditionally the Rums come largely from Jamaica and Guyana. The herbals and spices are relatively complex, but two shine out — <em>vanilla and Caribbean allspice.</em> After Bacardi, this is the most famous Rum in the world and a core cocktail element of beach bars from Java and The Maldives to Hawaii and Saint Thomas.</p><p><u>Smartass Corner:</u><em>Captain Morgan Rum is named after Sir Henry Morgan — a Welsh privateer in the Caribbean who was based at the infamous Port Royal, Jamaica during the 1600s. A “privateer” is an officially sanctioned pirate. This means that the government of England gave him permission to attack Spanish ships.</em></p>