Rum
Roaring Dan’s Flavored Rum
The Best Rum for a Rum & Coke
Roaring Dan’s Rum is distilled from fermented grade “A” sugar cane molasses. Before a second distillation, pure Wisconsin maple syrup is added. The rum is then aged in a combination of new charred American white oak barrels and used bourbon barrels. The hint of maple we add gives Roaring Dan’s Flavored Rum a buttery sweetness on palate entry followed by a dry finish. Try it straight up or in the best Rum & Coke you will ever have. But don’t stop there, try it in Cream Soda (Sprecher) or with a Dr. Pepper. ALL AMAZING. Be sure to check our cocktail database for all our great rum cocktails.
Roaring Dan’s Rum is flavored with 100% pure maple syrup from Anderson’s Maple Syrup in Cumberland WI.
Silver- 2017 San Francisco Spirits Competition
45% ABV | 90 Proof
Who is this Roaring Dan?
What is a rum without a pirate? Well – our pirate is truly one of a kind. Roaring Dan Seavey, unlike some of those other rum pirates, didn’t wear feathers and knee britches. He didn’t have a boat load of thugs to do his dirty work and he sure didn’t have an expensive marketing company plastering his face in every bar and liquor store in the free world. No Madison Avenue types have ever even heard of Dan, but you can be sure Dan was all pirate.
Dan didn’t ply the Caribbean — his home was on the Great Lakes. Although the facts and fiction of Dan’s life have become twisted over the years, we do know Dan was the only man ever arrested for piracy on the Great Lakes.
Other things we know:
- Dan owned a saloon and brothel in Milwaukee and left the city to join the Alaskan gold rush only to return to the Great Lakes later, completely broke.
- In 1908 Dan stole a ship – the Nellie Johnson – by getting the captain and crew drunk.
- The Tuscarrora, a government Revenue Cutter based in Milwaukee, was sent to pursue Dan and eventually captured him after firing a warning shot from their cannon. After being taken to Chicago to face charges, Dan was released and later charges were mysteriously dropped.
Classic Wisconsin has a great article on Dan Seavey.
Roaring Dan’s Navy Strength Flavored Rum
Proofed for Firepower
The term “Navy Strength” dates back to the British Royal Navy, when sailors stored rum alongside gunpowder aboard ships. If a barrel of rum leaked, the alcohol could soak the powder, potentially rendering it useless. Through trial and error, they discovered alcohol needed to be at least 57% ABV in order for the gunpowder to still ignite. That strength became known as “Navy Strength.”
Rum has long been associated with life at sea, making it the perfect spirit to honor one of the Great Lakes’ most infamous characters: “Roaring” Dan Seavey, the only man ever arrested for piracy on the Great Lakes. Known for “moon cussing”—altering navigation lights to lure ships aground—Seavey built a legendary reputation on the waters of the Great Lakes.
Inspired by this colorful pirate, Roaring Dan’s Navy Strength Flavored Rum is distilled from fermented grade A sugarcane molasses. After fermentation and an initial run through our copper still, we add pure Wisconsin maple syrup prior to a second distillation. The flavored rum is then aged in both charred American white oak barrels and used bourbon barrels. A hint of added maple gives Roaring Dan’s Navy Strength Flavored Rum an initial buttery sweetness followed by a dry finish. Try it straight up or in your favorite rum cocktail.
57% ABV | 114 Proof
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