Caribbean Rum: A Traveler's Guide

By Robert Curley, About.com Guide

Just as the Irish have whiskey, the Russians their vodka, and the Scottish their, well, scotch, the Caribbean has rum. Derived from sugar cane, rum is much more than a drink: each glass is full of Caribbean history and culture. For many Caribbean travelers, no trip is truly started before that first rum drink is served -- often as soon as you arrive in the lobby of your hotel -- and packing isn’t complete without leaving some space for some favorite bottles of rum to take home from the trip.

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