Category: British Navy Rum History

Navy Rum Strength isn’t 57%

There is an aphorism – Repeat a lie often enough,…

The British Navy’s Rum Purchases Revealed

For fifty years, the rums that the British Royal Navy…

British Navy Rum Ration Hijinks

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

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

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

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

What follows is part two of my interview with Charles…

British Navy Rum Before Vernon’s Grog

The narrative most rum enthusiasts know about British navy rum…

Pusser’s Rum Charles Tobias: On the Record (Part One)

For students of spirits history who pour over countless dry…

The British Navy’s Rum Vatting System: An inside look

As the 50th anniversary of Black Tot Day approaches, interest…