Grog originally referred to a drink made with water and rum. The British Admiral Edward Vernon introduced it to the naval squadron while he commanded in the West Indies in 1740.

Vernon’s nicknamed was Old Grogram or Old Grog, for wearing a coat of grogram cloth, which is a fabric of silk.

The Tot tradition was diluting rum in the proportion of half a pint to one quart of water (1:4). This was in subsequent to illness, alcohol intoxication and disciplinary problems of the sailors.

The rum ration was served from one particular barrel, also known as the “Rum Tub”.

However, each sailor had the option to be marked in the ship’s books as “G” for Grog or “T” for Temperance. If they were members of the Temperance Movement would mean they were against the consumption of alcohol and were given three pence a day instead of the Grog.

Knowing that bitters were used as medicine and citrus juice to prevent spoilage caused by scurvy – we got our recipe complete.