Florida, Heart of the Caribbean & Pirates

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The Caribbean’s pirates, characters seemingly created from fantasy, have long held a place in many a heart; captivating and enchanting our imaginations. However, this is not a fantasy, but the true historical and amazing tale of one of the largest heists in pirate lore.

 

The history of the Flying Gang all starts off the coast of La Florida, when in 1715 the Spanish treasure fleet sank during a hurricane.

Upon learning of the disaster, Henry Jennings devised a plan, as did Benjamin Hornigold, Sam Bellamy and Charles Vane, to steal the treasure from the Spanish salvage effort. Calling themselves the Flying Gang, they would later come to include none other than Edward “Blackbeard” Teach, Calico Jack Rackham, Stede Bonnet, Edward England, Anne Bonney and Mary Reed.

 

The Flying Gang established their Republic of Pirates in Nassau, New Providence; in the Bahama Islands. They achieved great fame and enormous wealth, established their own codes and governed themselves independent of the colonial powers at the time.

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Spirit of America

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Rum was an indispensable part of early American life and production was on an industrial scale. When the crown taxed molasses and sugar exports from the Caribbean to the colonies, in a series of Acts culminating in the Stamp Act of 1765, it would lead directly to the American Revolution.

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Gold & Rum

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During these times few of life’s pleasures could be counted on with any certainty. While gold made the world go 'round, it was with great reverence that rum was counted amongst those few pleasures…It was, in fact so valuable that it was once worth more than gold.
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Enjoy the pleasure...Flying Gang Rum!​​​​​​