Grog, brandy, beer, RUM!, wine (Madeira!), cider, and shandy…these be pyrate drinks, arrrr! Drinks that make pyrates very happy and (be warned) on occasion, can also invoke somewhat dangerous and short-tempered pyrates. GROG For years, I thought that “grog” was a generic name for any swill drink, pyrate or not. Turns out, grog is itsContinue reading “Grog and Shandy”
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Pyrate Football and BBQ
You didn’t know that pyrates played football, huh? Crazy talk, right? Buccaneers is their gang name. This group of formidable, especially large and especially strong pyrates may have originated as Spanish privateers, (their gang headquarters is located in Tampa Bay, Florida). Personally, I think the Spanish origin is a false rumour, more of a deliberateContinue reading “Pyrate Football and BBQ”
Why Rum?
No, this isn’t a trick question. And, no, the correct answer isn’t “why not rum?”, (although that is a valid reply, if you be a pyrate!) No, me hearties, this question came to me very tired mind one eve as I was concocting a beloved Dark n Stormy cocktail with my equally beloved dark spicedContinue reading “Why Rum?”
Virginia Chandler 