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You can help confirm this entry by contributing facts, media, and other evidence of notability and mutation. Why is the rum gone? The line became an instant classic as fans began using it in images and videos. The movie line occurs in the scene where Captain Jack Sparrow and Elizabeth Swan have been thrown overboard the Black Pearl by Captain Hector Barbossa and his crew and two end up stranded on a dessert island. Jack, having been stranded on the island before reveals to Elizabeth an underground Rum Cellar which is how he survived the first time he was there. That night Jack and Elizabeth drink rum and and dance around a large bonfire.

When people think of rum, they first think of brands like Malibu and Captain Morgan—flavored and spiced spirits that are extremely sweet, and usually mixed with Coke or slowly squeezed out of a frozen daiquiri machine. But this is actually a really good time to be a rum drinker, with high-quality brands available from both large and small distilleries for sipping neat or mixing into a cocktail. People look at rum as an unregulated, duplicitous spirit. There is some truth to this, as bottles often have numbers that are mistaken for age statements, or sugar and other additives that are used to adulterate the flavor. There are also specific regulations regarding rum production, but they vary from country to country, which can be confusing for consumers. Rum has been and remains an important cocktail ingredient. Other cities like L.