Captain Morgan
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- "Captain Morgan" can also refer to a One Piece character, Axe-Hand Morgan.
Captain Morgan is a brand of rum, named after the 17th-century Caribbean privateer, Henry Morgan. Even though the label of the bottle portrays Morgan as a "pirate", Henry Morgan himself was offended in his lifetime when people referred to him as a pirate, as he considered himself to be a privateer (one whose nation paid and licensed them to attack and plunder an enemy's shipping).
Henry Morgan began producing rum in 1680 on the island of Jamaica. In 1944, the Seagram Company started producing rum under the name Captain Morgan Rum Company. In 1983, Captain Morgan Original Spiced rum was introduced to the United States. Captain Morgan is now produced by The Diageo Corporation.
Captain Morgan's Rum is distilled from sugar cane. The combination of the type of yeasts employed for fermentation, distillation method, aging conditions, and blending determines the characteristic flavour of rum. Made with molasses, water, mash and yeast, Captain Morgan Original Spiced is distilled in a continuous still. Once distilled, the clear spirit is aged in oak barrels for up to a year, adding a golden colour and lots of character to the rum before the flavours and spices are added. The brand’s taste is achieved through a proprietary recipe, which is blended into the rum mixture at the final stages of production, making full use of spices indigenous to the Caribbean Islands. Imported and Bottled by Captain Morgan Rum Co., Baltimore, MD, Puerto Rican Rum with Spice and Other Natural Flavours.
Captain Morgan is, by volume, the fourth largest brand of spirits in the United States, and the eleventh largest in the world. In 2004, 6 million 9-litre cases were sold. Most Captain Morgan rum is sold in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, South Africa and in continental Europe.
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[edit] Flavours
- Original Spiced - A gold rum with various spices, 70 proof.
- Silver Spiced - A white spiced rum with hints of vanilla, 70 proof.
- Parrot Bay - Lighter flavored rum drinks. Flavours include coconut, mango, pineapple, or passionfruit. 42 proof (formerly 48)
- Black Label - A dark rum from Jamaica. U.S. 80 proof.
- Private Stock - Captain Morgan's "high end" rum. 80 proof.
- Tattoo - A very dark rum with fruit flavours described as berry or citrus, introduced to compete with Jaegermeister for marketshare. 70 proof.
[edit] Trivia
- In Ernest Hemingway's novel, To Have and Have Not, the main character is named Captain Harry Morgan, who smuggles rum through the Caribbean. Ironically, he smuggles Bacardi.
- The character art for the "Captain Morgan" brand is drawn by artist Don Maitz.
- A character named Captain Morgan briefly appears in the first of the Pirate Pimm films.
- The pirate depicted on the label bears far more of a resemblance to Bartholomew Roberts than Henry Morgan. This is ironic as Roberts was a teetotaler.
