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The rum ration, or "tot", from 1866 to 1970 consisted of one-eighth of an imperial pint (71 ml) of rum at 95.5 proof (54.6% ABV), given out at midday. [1] Senior ratings (petty officers and above) received their rum neat, whilst for junior ratings it was diluted with two parts of water to make three-eighths of an imperial pint (213 ml) of grog. [2]
Black Tot Day was subsequently followed in two other Commonwealth navies (the Royal Australian Navy having already discontinued the rum ration, in 1921): 31 March 1972 was the final day of the rum ration in the Royal Canadian Navy. 28 February 1990 was the final day of the rum ration in the Royal New Zealand Navy. [10]
Rum display in a liquor store (United States, 2009) Government House rum, manufactured by the Virgin Islands Company distillery in Saint Croix, circa 1941. Rum is a liquor made by fermenting and then distilling sugarcane molasses or sugarcane juice. The distillate, a clear liquid, is often aged in barrels of oak.
Extra rum rations were provided for special celebrations, such as Trafalgar Day, and sailors might share their ration with the cook or with a messmate celebrating a birthday. Until the early 20th century, weaker "six water grog" (rum diluted with water at a 6:1 ratio) was sometimes issued as a punishment to sailors found guilty of drunkenness ...
A ration of rum a day was standard issue in the Royal Navy until 1970, [5] when concerns over crew members operating machinery under the influence led to the rum ration being abolished. [6] Restrictions were placed on those who could "splice the mainbrace": any man or officer over the age of 18 who desired to take it received an extra issue of ...
A derelict sign promoting Pusser's Rum. Pusser's Rum is a brand name of rum produced by Pusser's Rum Ltd., based in the British Virgin Islands.Nine years after the Royal Navy discontinued the daily rum ration in 1970, the company was founded to produce the rum from the original Royal Navy recipe, [1] using a blend of five West Indian rums.
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