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Forget the Caribbean: Was Rum Invented in India?

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Newly discovered evidence suggests that rum production predates the Caribbean by at least 1,000 years and may have actually started in South East Asia.

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Published Jul. 9 2018 5:19AM EDT

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David Wondrich

David Wondrich

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