For good or ill, distilled spirits have been woven inextricably into the fabric of the Virgin Islands. Before there was calypso or quadrille or kallaloo in the territory, there was rum — or “kill devil” as an 18th-century West Indian might call it. For a few hours each Good Friday, however, local laws in both the U.S. Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands restrict alcohol sales.
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