We’re sure the association with alcoholic beverages is purely coincidental—even though Sir Henry did own some large Jamaican sugar plantations, with which he used to distill large quantities of rum.
After all, the guy did sack Panama City once, after marching all the way across the isthmus. We think it’s far better to be loved than feared, and really, you’re going to look so on point in this costume, no one is going to want to make enemies with you anyway. You’re more interested in his military prowess, right? It’ll be a good fit, and matches well with the satin ascot, an obvious requirement of any gentleman pirate. Before his royal appointment, Sir Morgan was a privateer, and let’s face it, a highly rich and successful pirate.