Author: mpietrek

Rum Label Transparency: Quantifying Enthusiast’s Desires

Rum label transparency is of substantial interest to many enthusiasts. No, not…

British Navy Rum Ration Hijinks

Stories about the British Navy’s daily rum ration inevitably include imagery of…

The 1969 Ministry of Defence Signal Ending the British Navy Rum Ration

July 31st, 1970 — a day that lives in infamy as Black…

Pusser’s Rum Charles Tobias On the Record: Part Two

What follows is part two of my interview with Charles Tobias, the…

British Navy Rum Before Vernon’s Grog

The narrative most rum enthusiasts know about British navy rum usually starts…

British Navy Ron/Rhum/Rum?

The source of the rums in the British navy’s blend is a…

Analog Fassionola Recipe

A quick post with my recipe for “Analog Fassionola”, an old-school tiki…

Splicing the Mainbrace Without Navy Rum?

As we hurtle towards the 50th Anniversary of Black Tot day, a…