The Story of Rum

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

History, Education

4.7 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Rum isn’t just a spirit that is used in cocktails. It is unique amongst beverages in how it has shaped history. Rum has driven the creation of sugar plantations, played an important role in the British Navy, piracy, slavery, and global commerce. Today, it has lost its global importance and has become an ingredient in cocktails and an important part of Caribbean economies. Learn more about Rum’s journey from an empire-building by-product to a craft-made delicacy on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Newspapers.com Honor the past by uncovering its stories at Newspapers.com Promo Code EVERYTHINGEVERWHERE Samsara Don’t wait for the next accident to take action. Head to Samsara.com/EVERYTHING ButcherBox Get your choice between chicken breast or top sirloin for a year OR ground beef for life, PLUS $20 off when you go to ButcherBox.com/everything Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Mint Mobile Save 50% on Unlimited premium wireless plans starting at $15/month at MintMobile.com/EED Audible Listen to Project Hail Mary Audible.com/hailmary Fast Growing Trees Get 20% off your first purchase when using the code DAILY at checkout at fastgrowingtrees.com/daily Subscribe to the podcast! https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Ds7Rx7jvPJ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Rum isn't just a spirit that's used in cocktails. It's unique amongst beverages in how it has shaped world history.
0:07.9	Rum has driven the creation of sugar plantations, played an important role in the Royal Navy,
0:12.3	and was responsible for the growth of slavery and global trade. Today, it may have lost its global
0:18.4	importance, but it has become an ingredient in cocktails
0:21.2	and an important part of Caribbean economies.
0:24.1	Learn more about Rum's journey from an empire-building byproduct to a craft-made delicacy
0:29.1	on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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1:39.8	Rum isn't just another alcoholic beverage. It played a unique role in the economy and history
1:45.1	of the early Americas that no other spirit can claim. Its history and impact on history are what
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