In 1651, a traveller noted that Barbados islanders favoured a drink called “Rumbullion” or “Kill-Devil,” made from distilled sugarcane, described as a “hot, hellish, and terrible liquor”
The term “Rumbullion,” meaning “a brawl,” likely reflects the drink’s effects. This name was soon shortened to “rum,” which spread throughout the Caribbean and beyond.
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