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the navy's official excuse to water down rum and call it discipline.
means Grog is rum diluted with water, historically issued to sailors, and by extension any cheap or watered-down alcoholic drink.
from The word traces to a nickname: Admiral Edward Vernon, who in the 1740s ordered his sailors' rum rations be cut with water, was known as 'Old Grog' for the grogram (a coarse silk-and-wool fabric) cloak he wore. His watered rum took his name, and 'grog' it became — with 'groggy,' that wobbly, unsteady feeling, following close behind.
- naval origin
- British sailors received daily grog rations until 1970
- named after
- Admiral Vernon, nicknamed Old Grog for his coat
- the cloak
- Grogram fabric gave the admiral and drink their name
- scurvy fighter
- Lime added later helped prevent vitamin deficiency
- groggy roots
- Feeling groggy traces directly to too much grog
captain morgan spiced rum — caribbean rum brand established 1944, named after welsh pirate henry morgan
pusser's navy rum — fijian rum distillery that supplied british royal navy rations since 1880
nelson's blood — royal navy sailors' nickname for the rum ration mixed with water, given daily 1740-1970