captain Morgan Is Helping To Find Captain Morgan's Treasure

The Underwater Archaeologists Searching For Captain Morgan -- Popular Science

Off the coast of Panama, a team of archaeologists uncovers a ship that may have belonged to one of the most famous pirates who ever lived.

So this is what a pirate's sword feels like.

I wrap my hands around the straight iron blade. It's probably a 17th-century rapier, I'm told, but it'd hard to know for sure. The handle is missing, and though I can see and feel its fuller groove, a layer of sea shells and some sort of hardened concretion cover the blade's finer details. "That's either calcium carbonate or coralline," Texas State University archaeologist Fritz Hanselmann tells me as he takes the blade and places it in a makeshift holder his crew had just MacGyvered from a metal CD rack, rebar, and scraps of a yoga mat.

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My Comment: Not a story about rum .... but definitely a story about a rum company helping to boost it's brand.

Captain Morgan Introduces Captain Morgan Black Spiced Rum

Captain Morgan Black Spiced Rum is the latest new variation on the spice rum theme, revealing the darker side of spiced rum. Photo credit: Captain Morgan

Captain Morgan Unveils Darker Side Of Spiced Rum -- Examiner

The legendary figure celebrated in countless stories of the golden age of pirates in the Caribbean, Captain Morgan now lends his moniker to a new version of spiced rum developed with deep, dark tones of molasses and charred oak.

Captain Morgan Black Spiced Rum was created to appeal to the whiskey drinker, someone who enjoys their drink of choice on the rocks and might have previously shied away from spiced rum, thinking it was not as refined or mature.

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My Comment: Being a rum drinker, I will definitely give it a shot.