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Royal Rum

       

Rations of rum were given to sailors in the British army to be mixed with lime because it fought off the scurvy! Add some sugar syrup in there and you have a Daiquiri :D

                         

Now we know the secret to Captain Jack Sparrow’s smile ;D

    

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The gin-and-tonic cocktail was invented in 1870, strangely enough, as a cure for malaria when the British were in Asia. Quinine (the cure for malaria) is an ingredient in tonic water, but it still tasted rather nasty. So the British mixed gin with it to make it easier to drink, and viola – a classic cocktail was born.* *thestar.com.my

The gin-and-tonic cocktail was invented in 1870, strangely enough, as a cure for malaria when the British were in Asia. Quinine (the cure for malaria) is an ingredient in tonic water, but it still tasted rather nasty. So the British mixed gin with it to make it easier to drink, and viola – a classic cocktail was born.*


*thestar.com.my

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Cocktail for breakfast?

                                

Originally, the cocktail was considered a morning eye-opener. Some speculate that’s how it got its name — a metaphor for a rooster (cock) heralding the light of day.*

So, Imagine waking up to this…

          

JIZZ!

*usatoday.com

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Fun Facts

“Gin madness” became a major problem in Britain in the 1700s, when the streets of London were filled with people drunk on gin (then the cheapest available alcoholic beverage). Londoners were drinking up to 11 million gallons of gin each year*

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Did you know?

The dutch worker called the ‘sniffer’ saw to it that returned gin jugs had not been soiled*

*barsandpubs.com

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