07/31/2026
🛟 LIQUOR BLOG 🛟 Today is the 56th anniversary of BLACK TOT DAY. On July 31, 1970 the final rum ration (or "tot") was handed out to the sailors of the British Royal Navy, ending a 239 year-old practice. It had dwindled from a gallon of (very low alcohol) beer, to a half pint of rum, then later the rum was diluted 2:1 water to rum, called Navy Grog (not to be confused with the Don the Beachcomber tiki classic). It continued to shrink until it was really kind of just ceremonial.
To commemorate (not celebrate) the occasion, we're pouring up $11 shots of Mr. Fogg Navy Rum, which is a collaborative effort between two friends of the Hab, master blender Alexandre Gabriel Alexandre Gabriel and rum historian and author Matt Pietrek Matt Pietrek. It's bottled at an historically accurate 55.7% alc/vol and is a blend of rums from Barbados, Trinidad, Guyana, and Jamaica. And it is DELICIOUS, and will definitely put some wind in the old sails. And you swag hags will be happy to know that you get to KEEP THE GLASS! WOO!
So, raise a glass of rum with us, and proclaim, "Stand Fast the Holy Ghost!"
-Roy
GM/in-house rum guy/dork