Let us sing you a song of how Rum started the Revolution while you sample some Old Rum punch. 

This fantastic story centers on Paul Revere's Liberty Bowl and involves Ben Franklin drinking Hellfire Punch!

As our story covers John Hancock's 'Madeira riots' of 1768, we can stop to sample a Rainwater Madeira and 'nose' one from 1824! 

Fascinating Facts from our Favorite Founding Fathers 

- Why did George Washington name his house after the 'Admiral of Rum'?

- What bottle was used to toast the Declaration and to christen the Constitution?

- What did Washington drink with his dinner and use to toast his Inauguration? 

- Why did Franklin toast his elbow?

- Hear Franklin's 'Hymn to Rum Punch' and his song about Noah with the wonderful line ... 'all that drink Water deserve to be drown'd'.

- Hear more Poor Richards Advice - 'Drink Water, Put the Money in your Pocket, and leave the Dry-bellyach in the Punchbowl.'

Drink from Paul Revere's Liberty Bowl

The Liberty Bowl filled with Liberty Punch was used by the Sons of Liberty at their Liberty Feast, (in the Liberty Pub), wearing Liberty caps after raising the Liberty Flag on the Liberty Pole (by the Liberty Tree) and all singing the Liberty song!  

Understand this brilliant bit of PR!

- What was the Liberty Song and why did the British hate it so?

- Why did the Sons of Liberty recite 45 toasts and drink from 745pm to 1245am? 

- What drinking song became the US national anthem?

- How were the Freemasons involved in every stage of the Revolution?

- Why Virginia sent 45 barrels of tobacco to a man who's relative would one day kill President Lincoln! 

- All this and more with a glass of 'Rum and the Revolution!'