Rum – good or bad?

Had a very robust discussion over dinner last night.

A glass or two of rum (with or without mixer) a few times a week. Obviously generations of sailors believed this couldn’t do everything from sanitise their water supply to help with scurvy.

But my question is…. Would the overall benefits of a few portions of rum (reducing anxiety, relaxing you etc etc) offset the negatives of alcohol? We all know how much alcohol is bastardized in the modern world in terms of health and nutrition, but in such instances as the above surely it can do more harm than good?