{"id":23490,"count":1,"description":"Puncheon is a tool or instrument for piercing or punching, such as those used for impressing designs onto coin dies. The \"barrel\" meaning is thought to derive from the fact that it would have been marked by use of a punch to denote its contents.\nIn Trinidad and Tobago, the term \"puncheon\" is used to describe Puncheon Rum, which is a high proof heavy-type rum. Three local brands, Forres Park, Caroni and Stallion produce bottles that are 75% alcohol by volume. A favourite with seafarers and estate workers, Puncheon Rum has traditionally provided comfort and warmth against the elements in Trinidad and Tobago to cane workers. From the early days of the plantations, this rum has been much sought after for blending in Europe and North America. The first distillation of rum took place on the sugarcane plantations of the Caribbean in the 17th century. Plantation slaves first discovered that molasses, a by-product of the sugar refining process, can be fermented into alcohol.\nThe puncheon, in...","link":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/tag\/puncheon\/","name":"Puncheon","slug":"puncheon","taxonomy":"post_tag","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags\/23490","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/post_tag"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?tags=23490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}