[DOC] [TLE] Rum - Wikipedia [PAR] Rum is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from sugarcane byproducts, such as 
molasses, ... and rumfustian, both popular British drinks in the mid-17th century. 
... Later, distillation of these alcoholic byproducts concentrated the alcohol and ... 
The manufacture of rum became early Colonial New England's largest and most
... [DOC] [TLE] Colonial molasses trade - Wikipedia [PAR] The colonial molasses trade occurred throughout the seventeenth and 
eighteenth centuries in ... Rum also gained popularity in Britain as English ships 
brought the liquor from ... In the 18th century, New England became one of the 
leading rum producers in .... South of Pennsylvania, there was little interest in rum 
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of the more popular American spirits during the first century and a half of ... Since 
the distillation of beverage alcohol is, in simple terms, the separation of alcohol 
.... In the mid-1700s, New England rum sold for around three shillings (0.15) per
... [DOC] [TLE] The Revolution of American Drinking - US History Scene [PAR] Alcohol was a safer choice and, by the eighteenth century, distilled spirits were ... 
Some of this molasses was then sent to New England to be used in distilling rum. 
... By his death in 1799, Washington would have the largest distillery in Virginia. 
.... of the American chocolate industry in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries,... [DOC] [TLE] When Whiskey Was the King of Drink : The Colonial Williamsburg ... [PAR] How he came about his distilling skills is something of a mystery. ... Distilleries 
grew up in New England around the rum business. ... independence, making 
them the largest immigrant group of that century. .... Historian W. J. Rorabaugh 
writes that during the colonial period, the annual intake of hard liquor was about 
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... ties to the US market, emerged as one of the largest rum makers in the 
Caribbean. .... The art of alcohol distillation was still relatively new at the time .... 
the expansion of the British Caribbean rum industry in the 18th century... [DOC] [TLE] Alcohol in the 17th Century: Age of Discovery [PAR] This was a major event in the history of alcohol in the 17th century. ... Cultivation 
of hops began in Massachusetts, and both brewing and distilling were ... 'Beer 
brewing was one of the earliest industries in colonial America. .... manufacture of 
rum would become colonial New England's largest and most prosperous industry
. [DOC] [TLE] 362ChapterThree-c - Home Distillation of Alcohol (Homemade ... [PAR] Distilling of imported molasses into rum was the largest manufacturing industry ... 
New England rum was also the fulcrum of an unsavory trading triangle. ... Rum 
was the drink in 17th century Europe and 18th century American colonies. ... The 
sugar cane and rum industry really got its start with the revolution in Haiti towards
... [DOC] [TLE] Rum, Trade, Rights, and the Environment - American University [PAR] It was the most sought after commodity of the period and the largest single 
English ... The triangular trade consisted of "rum from New England to West Africa
, ... for economic development during the eighteenth century and became a focal 
point of ... Rum manufacture is a process of fermentation and several distillation 
steps,... [DOC] [TLE] How Rum is Made - Today I Found Out [PAR] Aug 31, 2011 ... Next up is the distilling process. ... At this point the condensed vapor will typically 
be between 40% and 98% alcohol, depending on the still and other such factors, 
and ... Most major manufacturers, particularly those producing higher end ... Rum 
production was also colonial New England's largest industry. [DOC] [TLE] Alcohol in the 18th Century: European Expansion [PAR] Important events impacted alcohol in the 18th century, as European countries ... 
Winemaking began in Australia (New South Wales) in the late part of the

Question: The largest 18th c. manufacturing industry in New England was the distilling of this liquor
Answer: rum