In a message dated 3/13/2010 10:53:56 A.M. Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: (SNIP)>>>>>, I ALWAYS keep a bottle of Pussers Rum aboard. Not only is it quite tasty but the naval history almost makes it obligatory as a seafaring beverage.
>>Jeff I hate to Burst a "Bubble".. But the commercial product the Rum labeled "Pussers" is not or never was the Drink of the British Navy. Sited: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pusser's You have to read Between the Lines of the Commercial Pusser's Rum "History" to find the real story. ""...In 1979, Charles Tobias–entrepreneur, global sailor, raconteur–sought to resurrect the Pusser's Rum tradition. He obtained the rights and all the blending information from the Admiralty, and formed Pusser's Ltd. on Tortola in the British Virgin Islands and began bottling and selling this storied spirit in 1980 to the public for the first time...." Like so many myths in and around Sailing, This is one that, while charming in concept, IS really an Advertising/Promotional construct.. (Kind of like calling a Vodka drink, a Martini.. LOL ) Ralph Ahseln "Oblio" Sailing the Columbia River
