Why do pirates guzzle so much rum?
It’s not that pirates have a particular penchant for the spirit, rather it turns out it was the easiest to pirate!
In the first part of conversation, Suzanne chats with culinary historian and journalist Richard Foss all about the origins of rum. Discover why the British took control of their rum distribution, how rum was once considered a tonic for healing and why rum and pirates go together.
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