Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to AskHistorians@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoIf I was Transported back to pirate times. Could/Would I be able to drink that type of rum or whiskey? How powerful would it be and how dangerous would it be in today's standards?message-squaremessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up117
arrow-up117message-squareIf I was Transported back to pirate times. Could/Would I be able to drink that type of rum or whiskey? How powerful would it be and how dangerous would it be in today's standards?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to AskHistorians@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squareMayor Poopington@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoProof is 2x ABV. 95.5 would be 47.75% alcohol. Rum is typically not that high but super easy to find whiskey in that range
minus-squareBrave Little Hitachi Wand@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoI keep forgetting that very simple formula. Anyway, Pusser’s does rum in the errantly calculated ranges noted in the wiki article.
minus-squareMayor Poopington@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoI miss Pussers, that shit got super hard to find post-covid.
minus-squareBrave Little Hitachi Wand@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoLooks like they ship. Just mentioning, in case you want to get ahead of the next pandemic…
Proof is 2x ABV. 95.5 would be 47.75% alcohol. Rum is typically not that high but super easy to find whiskey in that range
I keep forgetting that very simple formula. Anyway, Pusser’s does rum in the errantly calculated ranges noted in the wiki article.
I miss Pussers, that shit got super hard to find post-covid.
Looks like they ship. Just mentioning, in case you want to get ahead of the next pandemic…