Inventor’s of this drink is two Navy buddies in the Persian Gulf war that were missing home, and were like pirates. They are B. Erickson and J. Fallon. This was made famous at one time by being put on the menu of . TGIF’s. ” in Singapore because these two drank so much of it there even to the point of having . “pitchers of Rum and coke. ” with the pitchers of Beer put on the MENU! These two drank this everywhere