Adds a third-source synthesis to the already-qualified rum-to-whiskey transition claim.
A broad secondary synthesis that corroborates only part of a multifactor transition. It does not quantify timing, regional variation, or causal weights.
Perkins and Acevedo argue that rum declined after independence as Caribbean molasses became harder and more expensive to obtain, while westward expansion made wheat, corn, and other grains more accessible and whiskey became the predominant American spirit.
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