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Sunday, 30 July 2023
On This Day July 31
The association of rum with the Royal Navy began in 1655, when the British fleet captured the island of Jamaica. With the easy availability of domestically produced rum, the British substituted the daily ration of liquor from French brandy to a half-a-pint of rum. The rum ration was issued daily to Royal Navy sailors at noon and 5pm or 6pm with a call of "Up spirits!" July 31, 1970: Black Tot Day marked the last day of the UK Royal Navy's officially sanctioned rum ration.
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