The 5 Healthiest Alcohols to Drink and Which You Should Avoid
网页2021年3月24日 · Red wine, whiskey, tequila, and hard kombucha are healthier options than beer and sugary drinks. The CDC recommends you limit alcohol to 2 drinks a day if you're male and 1 if you're female.
Drinking Customs 1630-1830: Why Temperance and Prohibition …
网页2020年10月31日 · Therefore, lukewarm alcohol had to be much better for one than cold water. The middle-class beverage of choice was rum, and the wealthy classes also drank rum; the wealthy also imported brandy and wines such as Madeira, Canary, Port and Malaga. The local domestic wines were not of good quality but were available for purchase and consumption.
The Pirate Empire: Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Rum - Blogger
网页2016年4月18日 · The words “Fifteen men on the Dead Man’s Chest, Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum” appear first in Robert Lewis Stevenson’s 1883 novel, Treasure Island. In this famous tome, the words are the refrain of an old drinking song sung by members of Flint’s crew on his ship, the Walrus.
How They Loved Their Spirits - Journal of the American Revolution
网页2013年2月27日 · But the Revolution meant the decline of rum and dominance of whiskey in America. It was an all-American drink, made in America by Americans from American grain, unlike rum, wine, gin, Madeira, brandy, coffee, chocolate or tea, which had to be imported and were taxed.
Henry F. Gilbert – Pirate Song Lyrics - Genius
网页Henry F. Gilbert & Robert Louis Stevenson. Pirate Song Lyrics: Fifteen men on a dead man’s chest / Yo! ho! ho and a bottle of rum / Drink and the devil had done for the rest / Yo! ho! ho...
Alcohol in the trenches: the rum ration - Western Front …
网页During the Napoleonic Wars, soldiers received a daily ration of a pint of wine, or a third of a pint of gin or rum. By the time of the Boer War, the ration was ½ gill (less than half a pint) three times per week.
Alcohol Consumption Guidelines for Men - Verywell Health
网页2024年6月7日 · You might enjoy wine, beer, champagne, or liquor. Whatever you prefer, moderate drinking could have some health benefits. Drinking alcohol can increase HDL (good) cholesterol and lower heart disease risk. That explains why experts might say moderate drinking can be good for your heart.
The Role of Rum in the Revolution and George Washington
网页2018年2月13日 · When Washington entered politics for the first time in 1757, rum figured prominently. In that era, rum was the most popular tipple in the American colonies, to the tune of 3.7 gallons per person per year. It was a tradition in Virginia to offer boozy refreshment to the voters.
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Is daily drinking problem drinking?
网页2018年2月16日 · For men, it is no more than four drinks a day and no more than 14 drinks per week. Those guidelines are based on standard-size drinks, which contain about 14 grams of pure alcohol. That equals 5 ounces of wine, 12 ounces of beer, 8 to 9 ounces of malt liquor and 1.5 ounces (one shot) of 80-proof spirits or “hard” liquor.
Why was rum the drink of choice for pirates in the 1700's?
网页2013年8月6日 · In this book the author claims that rum wasn't necessarily drunk by pirates. He suggests that rum is actually an extremely convenient way to transport wealth. All the production, ingredients, and labor of entire south american plantations went into making rum from acres and acres of sugar cane. Therefore a cask of rum was like a portable cash cow.
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