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THE CHARISMATIC SPIRIT:
The Heat of Jamaican Rum
By: Hanifa Sekandi
I t is a warm summer night in Montego Bay. prefer it while you dine on curry goat or spicy jerk
The sound of the ocean, the harmonious
chicken? It is the spirit that is bar-none, best sipped
steel drums, sand beneath your toes, and
immediately pulsing through your entire body with
laughter allow you to forget your worries on the rocks. You feel the heat of this distilled spirit
while you clutch your cocktail in one hand. You just one sip. Rum, a Jamaican classic spirit with
have most likely never given much thought to that deep historic roots enlivens you and exhilarates
velvety smooth texture and golden color, the fer- you. You can fuss with it, add a little this or a little
mented by-product of sugarcane. It’s the drink that that but, rum revelers know it’s simply good just
is unequivocally the life of the party. So infamous the way it is. What makes Jamaican rum so good?
it deserves a special place in your holiday baked
goods: rum. There is no better way to describe As you sample your way through the best of
Jamaican-made rum than simply sublime. Jamaican rum you will learn quite quickly that each
rum carries its own secret. This is why so many bar
For some, it is the best accompaniment for plan- carts around the world carry more than one from a
tain, callaloo, ackee and saltfish. Perhaps you few of Jamaica’s acclaimed rum estates.
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