Rum riots and rebellions on two different sides of the planet, both in the 19th century, capture our attention this week. First up is the Rum Rebellion of 1808, the rebellion formerly known as “The Great Rebellion.”

The second was in 1855 and is known as both the Portland Rum Riot and the Maine Law Riot.

These were two battles involving the same spirit but fought for vastly different reasons.

The motivation behind these episodes was simply the host’s foray into rabbit holes around booze riots, as there were so many more than she originally knew, and only recently learned about.

Resources from this episode:

Books:

Certified Specialist of Spirits Study Guide (Society of Wine Educators), Nickles, J., (2020)

Websites:

Colby College (Digital Commons): Demon Rum, Devious Politics: The Lessions of Neal Dow’s Crusade for the Maine Prohibition Law, Herman, A.J., (2007) https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1265&context=honorstheses

Military Wikia: Rum Rebellion https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Rum_Rebellion

New England Historical Society: The Portland Rum Riot of 1855 Ends a Teetotaler’s Career https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/portland-rum-riot-1855-ends-teetotalers-career/

Portland Press Herald (formerly the Eastern Argus): ‘Portland, Prohibition, & Evergreen’ event will recall Rum Riot, help burial ground, Bouchard, K., (2015) https://www.pressherald.com/2015/06/01/rum-riot-remembrance-to-kick-off-fundraiser/

State Library New South Wales: From Terra Australis to Australia - The 1808 ‘Rum’ Rebellion https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/stories/terra-australis-australia/1808-rum-rebellion

Wikipedia: Portland Rum Riot (Maine Law Riot) of 1855 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_Rum_Riot

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Pixabay: "Ultra Metal" by Loyalty Freak Music

“British Grenadiers’s March” FluteTunes.com

”Fife and Drum" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) 
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