"Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum"
There is no alcoholic drink that would associate with piracy more than rum that was always considered to be the traditional alcoholic drink of pirates. The most famous rum was named after Captain Morgan that even dieing demanded to bring him rum. The most famous pirate's song also gives us information about this famous and magical drink of pirates. Do you remember its traditional words?
"Fifteen men on a dead man's chest
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum
Drink and the devil had done for the rest
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum."
Having such popularity today rum was discovered relatively recently in the 16th century. The person who discovered rum is unknown and the first data about it can be already met in the book of the missionary that was written in 1657 when the author came back from the travel around the islands of Caribbean Sea. Besides author showed his fascination how it was possible to drink such strong drink.
Unlike missionaries sailors liked the rum very much. It not only raised the mood but also helped to get warm after the cool days. According to pirates, rum can't spoil the liver because it damages brains. Rum was introduced into the daily ration of British sailors as the preventive measures from scurvy and other diseases and this tradition was kept in the fleet of England till 1970. At that time every sailor had about two glasses of rum every day.
