# All that rum  - up in flames. Oh, the humanity!

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 17, 2019, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-that-rum-up-in-flames-oh-the-humanity/827933 "2019-01-17T16:49:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-that-rum-up-in-flames-oh-the-humanity/827933/1 "2019-01-17T16:49:31Z")

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[Mount Gay loses 150,000 gallons of rum in a fire.](https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/mount-gay-rum-fire-firefighters-respond)

Part of the distillery was destroyed as well. If you are a fan (as I am) of this rum, better buy an extra bottle. Supplies may be scant for a while.

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**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-that-rum-up-in-flames-oh-the-humanity/827933/2 "2019-01-17T17:57:59Z")

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Well, that’s a caphastro…(hic)…a casastro…(hic)…A DAMN SHAME!

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**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-that-rum-up-in-flames-oh-the-humanity/827933/3 "2019-01-17T18:20:16Z")

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[But why is the rum gone?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTi40w0nLgo)

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2019, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-that-rum-up-in-flames-oh-the-humanity/827933/4 "2019-01-18T00:42:49Z")

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> [@silenus](#):
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> [Mount Gay loses 150,000 gallons of rum in a fire.](https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/mount-gay-rum-fire-firefighters-respond)
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> Part of the distillery was destroyed as well. If you are a fan (as I am) of this rum, better buy an extra bottle. Supplies may be scant for a while.

When I lived on St. Thomas for a few months in the mid-70s, Cruzan was the go-to for rum and Mount Gay was the alternate. Both were far better than anything Puerto Rico churned out, IMO. At that time, a fifth of Cruzan was $.80, while a sixer of Coke was much more expensive, so the mixed drinks at local bars were about 90/10 rum to Coke. Good times, or at least what I remember of them were.

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**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2019, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-that-rum-up-in-flames-oh-the-humanity/827933/5 "2019-01-18T04:03:37Z")

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Rum and Coca-Cola? 🆒

[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/r3ntMHk_QiM/hqdefault.jpg "Andrews Sisters - Rum And Coca Cola (Rare DOT Recording)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3ntMHk_QiM)

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**Author:** ![Cell\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@Cell\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cell_Guy)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2019, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-that-rum-up-in-flames-oh-the-humanity/827933/6 "2019-01-19T01:48:55Z")

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It’s a damn shame to see this. Luckily I’m a Foursquare guy so my supply is safe.