Category: British Navy Rum History

There is an aphorism – Repeat a lie often enough, and it becomes the truth. When it comes to rum…

For fifty years, the rums that the British Royal Navy blended for its sailors has fascinated enthusiasts and historians. Most…

Stories about the British Navy’s daily rum ration inevitably include imagery of sailors lined up at the grog tub, emblazoned…

July 31st, 1970 — a day that lives in infamy as Black Tot day. It was on this day that…