It’s National Rum Day!

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Today is National Rum Day!

Whether you like your rum light, dark or spiced it all comes from sugar. That’s how it came to be associated with pirates.

Sugar cane was grown in the West Indies as far back as the 1600s and it was common in the Caribbean region.

Rum was also considered a commodity and was given to sailors as a ration on ships.