Morgan vs är captain morgan rum stock
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It has been a few years since I&#;ve tried Captain Morgan&#;s Spiced Rum&#; and while I don&#;t necessarily have fond memories, I can&#;t say I remember hating it either. And since the folks at Captain Morgan have since introduced a premium level offering under the name Captain Morgan Private Stock, I figured it was time to revisit this brand and refresh my own memory.
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History
Henry Morgan was born in Wales in , which had been fully annexed into Great Britain less than years earlier. His early life (including how he made his way to the Caribbean) is largely unknown, but we do know that by the &#;s Morgan was captain of a privateer ship charged with capturing Spanish ships in the Caribbean. He married his cousin in , the daughter of the deputy governor of Jamaica, and was soon elevated to the rank of admiral and tasked with leading a group of privateers. In , he led those forces in a successful assault on the town of Porto Bello, reportedly using captured clergy as human shields for his assault on one of the fortifications. He further led raids on Maracaibo, Gibraltar, and Panama before the end of privateering in the Caribbean in Morgan would continue to be a
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Like most liquor brands in today&#;s age, there are endless options to choose from. Captain Morgan is no different. They have 13 different products in their selection ranging from Proof Spiced Rum down to pre-mixed cocktails. So, in this article, we are going to cover a couple, not all, of the Captain Morgan varieties to help you decide which is best for you.
Before we get into all the details of each individual selection, let&#;s take a look at Captain Morgan as a whole.
Captain Morgan History
Captain Morgan was created in in Jamaica when Seagram&#;s bought a spiced rum recipe from two brothers who owned a Jamaican pharmacy. It was in , though, that Captain Morgan was introduced to the United States, and production now takes place in the US Virgin Islands.
Perhaps the most interesting part of Captain Morgan is the privateer and pirate the brand is named after. Captain Henry Morgan was a privateer, a pirate commissioned by countries to legally raid and attack enemies in war. The British had given him legal rights to attack and raid Spanish colonies throughout the &#;s. He used much of his loot to buy land in Jamaica and eventually became the Governor of the country.
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The Rum Howler Blog
Review: Captain Morgan Private Stock /
a Review by Chip Dykstra (Aka Arctic Wolf)
Posted On December
Admiral Sir Henry Morgan (aka Captain Morgan) was a Welsh ‘privateer’ who attacked and plundered the Caribbean on behalf of, and with the written consent of (in the form eller gestalt of an English Letter of Marque), the Governor of Jamaica, Sir Thomas Modyford. Privateers at that time in history were essentially ‘legal pirates’ who were allowed to attack and loot enemies of the state reaping the rewards from their plunder in lieu of pay. Researching Sir Henry Morgan, I learned he was a skilled naval captain, a ruthless buccaneer, and one of the most successful ‘privateers’ in the history of piracy earning a Knighthood for han själv in It is no small wonder that someone decided to name a Rum Company after Sir Henry Morgan.
In fact, the Captain Morgan Rum Company traces its history back to when Seagram’s CEO, Samuel Bronfman, negotiated the purchase of the Long Pond Distillery from the Jamaican Government and formed the Captain Morgan plats Company. The company’s iconic rum brand, Captain Morgan’s Original Spiced Rum was based upon a recipe purchased f