The earthquake that ravaged much of Haiti in January stopped production of a prized product and the country's national drink: rum.

Reserves ran low at home and abroad, and bottles were selling on the black market for double their normal price, according to producers.

But Haitians can look forward to a plentiful flow of the "brown gold" once again. Barbancourt, the blenders that make the majority of the country's rum, are back up and running.

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