Rum 101 for Dummies Like Me Volume 2: Top Shelf Tales, Trouble & Truth Serum

If you’ve made it this far… you’re either a rum lover, a Newfoundlander, or both.

(And if not, this book might just make you one).

Volume Two isn’t just a refill—it’s the overproof pour. From Alberta’s pioneering distilleries to rums from every corner of the globe, this book dives deeper into sugarcane history, medicine-man cures and the characters who kept the spirit alive (sometimes illegally, always with style).

Inside You’ll Find:

• The Alberta Rum Tour – distillery by distillery, a prairie-spiced road trip you’ll never forget.

• Rums of the World – bottles, traditions, and legends from across the globe.

• Rum as Medicine – from Jamaican rum rubs to Western snake-oil cures.

• Heads, Hearts & Tails – clearing up the confusion about distilling’s most important.

• 10,000-Year-Old Ice Rum – when ancient glaciers meet modern glasses.

• Proof that rum can kill even before it’s rum, just ask Boston, buried under a 15-foot wave of molasses gone rogue.

• Rum for Diets – fewer calories than beer, and way more fun than salad.

• Captain Peddle’s Code of Drinking Conduct – rules that make sense after the third round.

• And of course… more laughs than a Newfoundland kitchen party with overproof in hand.

“This isn’t just a book—it’s a rum-soaked passport to better stories.”

Jeff Peddle was born in Labrador City, raised in Newfoundland, and honed his people skills (and quick reflexes) working the legendary George Street nightlife. Known as the guy who could break up a bar fight and pour a perfect shot of Lamb's in the same breath, Jeff has a knack for turning even the wildest nights into unforgettable stories.A world traveler, Master Rummelier, storyteller by nature, and an international best-selling author, Jeff's adventures have carried him from tiki bars in the tropics to hidden pirate haunts, always in search of the next great pour and the next great laugh. He's the sort who might show up with a bottle of rare rum in one hand, a tale in the other, and leave you grinning long after he's gone.