CaptainMorganPrivateStockRum(1L)

<p>Captain Morgan raises the bar to bring us a more premium, more refined expression of their Spiced Rum. </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 Private Stock Rum</em> is designed to work its way up to the top shelf. It is a blend of fine Puerto Rican Rums aged a minimum of two years in <em>ex-Bourbon casks.</em> And although the exact recipe is a secret, it is infused with a sweeter, milder bouquet of spices than what you’d find in the normal Captain Morgan. Kind of like the pirate put on a tuxedo and made his way up to the head table.</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>