"Captain Morgan Captain Morgan is a brand of rum produced by alcohol conglomerate Diageo. It is named after the 17th-century Welsh privateer of the Caribbean, Sir Henry Morgan who died on 25 August 1688. Since 2011, the label has used the slogan ""To Life, Love and Loot."" In 1944, the Seagram Company, based in Canada, started producing rum under the name Captain Morgan Rum Company. Seagram CEO Samuel Bronfman purchased a distillery named Long Pond from the Jamaican government. Among the buyers of raw rum from the Long Pond distillery was a Kingston pharmacy named Levy Brothers. The Levy family"
"was merchandised in a bottle that depicted an stereotypical pirate, wearing a large black hat, belts, and wielding a sword and a gun around his waist. Since then the namesake has been used by other distilleries, including Dominican-produced Ron Cofresí and the New York-based Cofresí Rum Company. Although they didn't name the product after him, Bacardi exploited the legends of his purported treasure in a viral campaign used to launch Ron Orbucán in the market of Levante, Spain. The company hid a reward in the island of Tabarca and then commissioned advertising agency Seis Grados to create a mock-up legend."
"for a shot.70 proof Before and after the 2015 SummerSlam event, John Cena used the brand as a nickname for Seth Rollins (the WWE World Heavyweight Champion) on WWE's ""Monday Night Raw"" show. In 2016, Diageo created special limited edition bottles to commemorate Wes Morgan captaining Leicester City F.C. to the 2015-16 Premier League title. Captain Morgan Captain Morgan is a brand of rum produced by alcohol conglomerate Diageo. It is named after the 17th-century Welsh privateer of the Caribbean, Sir Henry Morgan who died on 25 August 1688. Since 2011, the label has used the slogan ""To Life, Love"
"brewery in the UK to produce and sell beer in cans. Welsh local historian Deiniol ap Dafydd claims Arthur Guinness used a Welsh recipe from Llanfairfechan near Bangor for his stout In 2012 CAMRA correctly predicted that 'The number of microbreweries in Wales is set to carry on rising as the pub industry deals with continued closures'. Tiny Rebel brewery won CAMRA's 2015 Supreme Champion Beer of Britain for its Cwtch Welsh Red Ale. Beer in Wales Welsh beer is beer brewed in Wales. At least as early as the 6th century, the Druidic legendary person Ceridwen is associated with"
"and 1989. Proof66.com listed Cockspur among its ""Top 20 rated rums in the world"". Hanschell Inniss sponsored a three-year deal between 1987 and 1990 with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to sponsor the National Club Championship. This was renamed the ""Cockspur Cup"" for 2004. Cockspur Rum Cockspur Rum is a rum beverage from the Eastern Caribbean island nation of Barbados. It has been produced by Hanschell Inniss Ltd. since 1884. It has a rooster as its emblem. Barbados is the country of origin of rumbullion, as it was originally called in the 18th century. Danish merchant Valdemar Hanschell"
"company to that territory. In 2011, to bring it into line with the international version, Morgan's Spiced in the UK was rebranded as Captain Morgan's Spiced. This was accompanied by a large media campaign and parties hosted around the UK in clubs and bars to advertise the new rum. The ""Captain Morgan"" mascot was introduced along with ""Morganettes"". The likeness of the Captain Morgan character was created by award-winning artist Don Maitz. Captain Morgan's Rum is distilled from sugar cane. The combination of the type of yeasts employed for fermentation, distillation method, aging conditions, and blending determines the characteristic flavour"
"as a marshal or an outlaw, or both, but motor launches were a favorite of Great Lakes smugglers when Prohibition began in 1919. Seavey retired in the late 1920s and settled in Peshtigo, Wisconsin. He died at the Eklund nursing home in Peshtigo on February 14, 1949 at the age of 84. Seavey is buried next to his daughter in Forest Home Cemetery, Marinette, Marinette County, Wisconsin. The Great Lakes Distillery, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, distills a rum, called ""Roaring Dan's Rum"", paying homage to the pirate. Dan Seavey Dan Seavey, also known as ""Roaring"" Dan Seavey, (March 23, 1865 –"
"Tortuga"" (1961) and ""The Black Corsair"" (1976). Morgan has also been featured in several video games, including ""Sid Meier's Pirates!"" and """". In 1944 the Seagram Company started manufacturing the Captain Morgan brand of rum, named after the privateer. In 2001 the Captain Morgan brand was sold to Diageo, the multinational drinks company based in London. The name of Morgan has been attached to local sites in the Caribbean, such as Morgan's Bridge, Morgan's Pass and Morgan's Valley in Clarendon, Morgan's Harbour Hotel and Beach Club in Kingston, the Hotel Henry Morgan, located in Roatán, Honduras, the Port Morgan resort"
"Rum seen on supermarket shelves dated after 1970. As part of the agreement with the Admiralty granting Tobias the right to produce Pusser's Rum to the original specification, the Royal Navy Sailors’ Fund, a naval charity more commonly called the ‘Tot’ Fund, receives a substantial donation from the worldwide sales of the rum on an ongoing basis. Pusser's Pusser's Rum is a brand name of rum produced by Pusser's Rum Ltd. Nine years after the Royal Navy discontinued the daily rum ration in 1970, the company was founded to produce the rum from the original Royal Navy recipe, using a"
"he returned to Oxford and completed his degree. Tom Jago Thomas Edwin Jago was a Cornish liquor executive, president and co-founder of The Last Drop Distillers, and known as the creator of Baileys Irish Cream, Malibu rum and Johnnie Walker Blue Label. Jago was born on 21 July, 1925, in the town of Camelford, Cornwall, United Kingdom, the son of Thomas Bennett Jago, who managed the local Barclays bank, and his mother Violet. He went to Camelford Grammar School before studying history at Christ Church College, Oxford. Jago served as a lieutenant on the destroyer HMS Wolfhound in the North"
"in the 1960s, and subsequently became part of Allied Domecq. The brand was in turn acquired by Fortune Brands in 2005, as one of the brands divested by Pernod Ricard in order to obtain regulatory approval for its takeover of Allied Domecq. Fortune Brands then split up its business product lines in 2011, forming its spirits business into Beam Inc. Beam was then purchased by Suntory Holdings in April 2014. Laphroaig has been the only whisky to carry the Royal Warrant of the Prince of Wales, which was awarded in person during a visit to the distillery in 1994. The"
"containing full strength (approx 110 proof) to the ships. When the individual gallon jars were finally sold, the large wooden barrels were tapped. It was found that over the years some of the contents in each wood barrel had evaporated, and diluted the strength to a slight degree, though some would say it simply mellowed. The barrelled rum was decanted into litre bottles and sold primarily to RN, RAF and Army messes and selected local pubs. In 1979, nearly a decade after the Royal Navy abandoned the custom of the daily tot of rum, company founder Charles Tobias obtained the"
"Europe, Africa and Asia. In 2009, Halewood International launched a spiced version aimed at international markets. This failed to meet sales expectations, so it was reformulated in 2014. Lamb's Lamb's Navy Rum is a sugar-cane based Caribbean rum popular in Canada and the UK. In 1849, 22-year-old Londoner Alfred Lamb, son of wine and spirits merchant William Lamb, blended 18 different rums from Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad to produce Lamb’s Navy Rum. His company was to take the name of Alfred Lamb & Son. The use of the term ""navy rum"" dates back to the Royal Navy issuing a"
"Tom Jago Thomas Edwin Jago was a Cornish liquor executive, president and co-founder of The Last Drop Distillers, and known as the creator of Baileys Irish Cream, Malibu rum and Johnnie Walker Blue Label. Jago was born on 21 July, 1925, in the town of Camelford, Cornwall, United Kingdom, the son of Thomas Bennett Jago, who managed the local Barclays bank, and his mother Violet. He went to Camelford Grammar School before studying history at Christ Church College, Oxford. Jago served as a lieutenant on the destroyer HMS Wolfhound in the North Atlantic during World War II. After the war"
"Brain's, Buckley's and Hancock's names. As part of their marketing strategy, Brains use shirt sponsorship for the Wales national rugby union team and the Crusaders Rugby Leagueteam. In 1882 the Thomas brothers sold the Old Brewery in Cardiff in order to pay debts. Samuel Arthur Brain and his uncle Joseph Benjamin Brain founded their business by buying the brewery from the Thomas brothers. Part of the building dated from 1713 and it had been a brewery since at least 1822. Brains expanded the Old Brewery was expanded in 1914 by having a new brewery built in St Mary Street. In"
"Lamb's Lamb's Navy Rum is a sugar-cane based Caribbean rum popular in Canada and the UK. In 1849, 22-year-old Londoner Alfred Lamb, son of wine and spirits merchant William Lamb, blended 18 different rums from Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad to produce Lamb’s Navy Rum. His company was to take the name of Alfred Lamb & Son. The use of the term ""navy rum"" dates back to the Royal Navy issuing a daily ration of rum to its sailors. It had previously given its sailors French brandy, but the 1655 conquest of Jamaica gave it access to rum, which it"
"the Pacific. Frederic John Walker Captain Frederic John Walker, (3 June 1896 – 9 July 1944) (his first name is given as Frederick in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography and some London Gazette entries) was a Royal Navy officer noted for his exploits during World War II. Walker was the most successful anti-submarine warfare commander during the Battle of the Atlantic and was known more popularly as Johnnie Walker (for the Johnnie Walker brand of whisky). Walker was born in Plymouth, the son of Frederic Murray and Lucy Selina (née Scriven) Walker. He joined the Royal Navy as a"
"Paul S. Walsh Paul Steven Walsh (born 15 May 1955) is an English businessman. He was the chief executive of Diageo, the world's largest spirits group, for twelve years between 2000 and 2013. Walsh was criticised in the press for what was seen as his excessive remuneration, but received admiration for his ability to build brands. He spent the majority of his career at Diageo and its precursor Grand Metropolitan. His most notable decision was the acquisition of the Seagram drinks company, which added Captain Morgan rum and Crown Royal Canadian whisky to Diageo's roster of brands. Walsh's tenure in"
"Swansea. Tomos Watkin brew several beverages from their brewery in the Swansea Enterprise Park. Hurns Brewing Company The Hurns Brewing Company Limited is a drinks and brewery company based in Swansea, Wales. Hurns own several pubs in Wales. It acquired the Tomos Watkin range of beers in 2002. The Hurns Brewing Company was originally established as the Hurns Mineral Water Company by Arthur A. Hurn, in the late 1800s. Hurns premises were in Northampton Lane in Swansea and they initially produced bottled soda water, ginger beer, lemonade and cordials. Arthur Hurn's son, Idris, died in 1966 and Idris's son (who"
"Beer in Wales Welsh beer is beer brewed in Wales. At least as early as the 6th century, the Druidic legendary person Ceridwen is associated with cauldrons and intoxicating preparations of grain in herbs in many poems of Taliesin, particularly the ""Hanes Taliesin"". This preparation, ""Gwîn a Bragawd"", is said to have brought ""science, inspiration and immortality"". The Welsh Triads attribute the introduction of brewing grains barley and wheat to Coll, and name Llonion in Pembrokeshire as the source of the best barley, while Maes Gwenith in Gwent produces superior wheat and bees. The ""Anglo-Saxon Chronicle"" for 852 records a"
"sponsor the Wales national rugby union team in a three-year deal replacing Brains Brewery. No financial information was announced on this deal. Admiral has been listed in the Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For list every year since its inception. It has also been named in the Great Place to Work Institute’s list of Best Workplaces in the UK every year. It has been named Welsh Company of the year 3 times; in 1999, 2005 and 2009. It was also named Insurance Company of the Year by City AM. In November 2012 Admiral were criticised by the police and"
"the blend that made Johnnie Walker whisky famous. As one writer put it: John Walker (grocer) John (Johnnie) Walker (1805–1857) was a Scottish grocer, who originated what would become one of the world's most famous whisky brand names, Johnnie Walker, despite the fact he was himself a teetotaller. Walker was born near Kilmarnock in Ayrshire, Scotland. When his father Alexander died in 1819 he was left £417 in trust. In 1820 the trustees invested in an Italian warehouse, grocery, and wine and spirits shop on the High Street in Kilmarnock. John managed the grocery, wine and spirits segment as a"
"Pusser's Pusser's Rum is a brand name of rum produced by Pusser's Rum Ltd. Nine years after the Royal Navy discontinued the daily rum ration in 1970, the company was founded to produce the rum from the original Royal Navy recipe, using a blend of five West Indian rums. ""Pusser"" is Royal Navy slang for a purser, a ship's supply officer, now called a Logistics Officer. Thus the word came to connote ""one hundred per cent Service,"" as in ""pusser's issue."" ""Pusser's issue"" applies to anything supplied by the Royal Navy, such as a ""pusser's grip"", a canvas bag that"
"Frederic John Walker Captain Frederic John Walker, (3 June 1896 – 9 July 1944) (his first name is given as Frederick in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography and some London Gazette entries) was a Royal Navy officer noted for his exploits during World War II. Walker was the most successful anti-submarine warfare commander during the Battle of the Atlantic and was known more popularly as Johnnie Walker (for the Johnnie Walker brand of whisky). Walker was born in Plymouth, the son of Frederic Murray and Lucy Selina (née Scriven) Walker. He joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in"
"Hurns Brewing Company The Hurns Brewing Company Limited is a drinks and brewery company based in Swansea, Wales. Hurns own several pubs in Wales. It acquired the Tomos Watkin range of beers in 2002. The Hurns Brewing Company was originally established as the Hurns Mineral Water Company by Arthur A. Hurn, in the late 1800s. Hurns premises were in Northampton Lane in Swansea and they initially produced bottled soda water, ginger beer, lemonade and cordials. Arthur Hurn's son, Idris, died in 1966 and Idris's son (who had been running the business) unexpectedly died a month later. The company went into"
"name of a chain of pubs/restaurants presently operated by the Spirit Group in the UK. Tom Cobleigh, his mare and the song are also loosely but obviously referenced in the last few lines of folk duo Show of Hands's own song ""Widecombe Fair"", which differs dramatically from the original. In this version the narrator of the song hints at a more sinister reason for the loan of the horse, he needs it to travel with the others named in the original song to a remote tavern whose landlord he suspects (with good reason) of murdering a young boy. Although it"
"Welsh whisky Welsh whisky () is a whisky made in Wales. Whisky has been distilled in Wales since the Middle Ages, but production died out in the late 19th century. In the 1990s attempts were made to revive the practice, resulting in the establishment of Wales's first distillery in over one hundred years. Today Welsh whisky is represented by Penderyn. Wales has a long history of alcohol production, but distillation came in the Middle Ages. ""The Great Welsh Warrior"" Reaullt Hir is said to have distilled ""chwisgi"" from braggot brewed by the monks of Bardsey Island in AD 356. These"
"these good deeds were acknowledged with the naming of Christsen Park at Bargara Beach. In 1961, the company introduced the polar bear as its unusual choice of mascot, to imply that the rum could ward off the coldest chill. In 2000, the Bundaberg Rum company and distillery were sold to British company Diageo. In 2014, a decision by Diageo to relocate the bottling operations of Queensland's iconic drink, ""Bundaberg Rum"", to the western Sydney suburb of Huntingwood resulted in local job losses in the city that bears its name. The decision drew criticism from all levels of Queensland politics: Later"
"furum) or oatmeal (although this is also true of American pancakes) and some are like Scotch pancakes. Beer is the national drink of Wales, despite the influence of the temperance movement in Wales. The Wrexham Lager Beer Company was the first successful lager producer in Britain when it opened in 1882 and the Felinfoel Brewery was the first brewery in Europe to put beer in cans. Whisky production in Wales was historically a niche industry, and completely shut down in 1910 when the last distillery was bought out by a Scottish firm. However, the Penderyn distillery became the first Wales-created"
"Barceló (rum) Barceló is the name and brand of a variety of rums from the Dominican Republic produced by Ron Barceló S.R.L. Barceló has its plant and distillery in San Pedro de Macorís. Following his dream of devising the best rum in the world, in 1929, a young Julián Barceló from Spain arrived in Santo Domingo and founded Barceló & Co. Soon he began producing one of his first rums and selling it throughout the country. The optimum product was obtained by experimenting with different brands on the local market, and in 1950, the Ron Barceló brand was launched with"
"Sandeman (wine) Sandeman is a brand of Port and Sherry wines founded in 1790. Its well known logo features a caped man named Don dressed in a Portuguese student's cape and a wide Spanish hat. Besides Port and Sherry wines, it also produces Brandy and Madeira wine. Brothers George and David Sandeman from Perth founded the company in 1790 with £300. David left the company in 1798 to found the Commercial Bank of Scotland leaving George in sole charge. Initially passed to his nephew, George Glas Sandeman, Sandeman remained a family business until bought out by the drinks company Seagram"
"in June 2008, with Prince Charles, Prince of Wales leading the proceedings. The visitors centre now sees more than 35,000 visitors per annum. Penderyn (whisky) Penderyn is a Welsh whisky distillery and brand, producing the first commercially available whisky made in Wales since the 19th century. Produced at the Penderyn Distillery (the Welsh Whisky Company), Penderyn is a single malt whisky produced in several expressions, e.g. Madeira Finish, Peated, Sherrywood and Portwood. The distillery also produces the Dragon range comprising Legend (Madeira finish), Myth (Bourbon finish) and Celt (Peated). It is distilled in the village of Penderyn, Rhondda Cynon Taf,"
"Penderyn (whisky) Penderyn is a Welsh whisky distillery and brand, producing the first commercially available whisky made in Wales since the 19th century. Produced at the Penderyn Distillery (the Welsh Whisky Company), Penderyn is a single malt whisky produced in several expressions, e.g. Madeira Finish, Peated, Sherrywood and Portwood. The distillery also produces the Dragon range comprising Legend (Madeira finish), Myth (Bourbon finish) and Celt (Peated). It is distilled in the village of Penderyn, Rhondda Cynon Taf, in the Cynon Valley, from which the brand takes its name. The company was launched in 2000 as the Welsh Whisky Company. Whisky"