Curtis, Wayne. And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails. Revised and updated. New York: Broadway Books, 2018. eISBN9780525575030. User-supplied PDF.
Curtis describes1942distilleryconversion,stockdrawdown,control-state rationing,increasedwhiskeyblendsusing importedneutralspirits andrumdemand; distributor tie-ins pushed low-quality rum. Distinguish USblendedwhiskey categoryfromall-spirit consumercustom blends.
Wayne Curtis, And a Bottle of Rum, revised and updated (2018), supplied PDF pp. 171-174.
Wayne Curtis, And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails, revised and updated (New York: Broadway Books, 2018), supplied PDF pp. 171-174.
PDF 171-174
Curtis, And a Bottle of Rum, PDF 171-174.
WWII whiskey shortages and rum substitution
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