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
“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*
