Roberto Andrade, who runs the Madeira Rum House, poses with his collection of rums in Funchal, Portugal, December 8, 2017. Picture taken December 8, 2017. REUTERS/Jeremy Gaunt
FUNCHAL, Portugal (Reuters) - The Portuguese island of Madeira is best known for its eponymous fortified wine, but it was not always king of drinks alone -- there was rum, too.
The island, out in the Atlantic and closer to the northwest coast of Africa than Lisbon, still has a few rum distilleries. And the spirit is widely found diluted in the fruity ponchas, or punches, that pervade tourist bars.
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