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Drinks off the beaten track to help celebrate National Rum Day
This week sees National Rum Day (August 16) - a celebration of rum and distilleries across the country. Rum is a distilled clear alcoholic beverage which is a byproduct of sugar production. It can also be made directly from sugar cane juice. After the …