{"id":8,"date":"2016-07-22T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-22T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/post\/free-shipping-to-commemorate-black-tot-day-2016\/"},"modified":"2016-09-08T14:03:58","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T13:03:58","slug":"free-shipping-to-commemorate-black-tot-day-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/post\/free-shipping-to-commemorate-black-tot-day-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Shipping to Commemorate Black Tot Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>On 31st July 1970 the Royal Navy issued the final ever daily rum ration, or daily tot.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/black-tot-day\/\" target=\"_blank\">Commemorate with Free UK shipping (or \u00a35 off elsewhere) on world class rums until the end of the month<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"polaroid postThumbnail right\" src=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/Black-Tot-Day\/Black-Tot-Day-Rums-2016.jpg\" alt=\"Black Tot Day Rum\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On 31st July 1970 the Royal Navy issued the last ever daily <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/rum\/\" target=\"_blank\">rum<\/a> ration, bringing to an end a naval tradition that dated back over three centuries (see <a href=\"#Timeline\">timeline below<\/a>). To commemorate, we&#8217;re offering Free UK Shipping (or \u00a35 off elsewhere) on all orders containing superb <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/black-tot-day\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pusser&#8217;s, Rumbullion! or Black Tot Last Consignment rums<\/a> until the end of July.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the 46th anniversary of Black Tot Day next Sunday, but the tot&#8217;s legacy lives on through some of the world&#8217;s greatest rums. That includes the World Rum Awards 2015&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/rum\/pussers-15-year-old-rum\/\" target=\"_blank\">World&#8217;s Best Rum &#8211; Pusser&#8217;s 15 Year Old<\/a> and World&#8217;s Best <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/style\/spiced-rum\/\">Spiced Rum<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/rum\/ableforths\/rumbullion-xo-15-years-old-rum\/\">Rumbullion XO 15 Years Old<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/distilleries\/pussers-rum-distillery\/\">Pusser&#8217;s<\/a> is still made to the Admiralty&#8217;s official recipe; Black Tot Last Consignment is a truly special bottling of Naval rum supplies left over after 1970 and then there&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/rum\/ableforths\/rumbullion-spiced-rum\/\">Rumbullion!<\/a> of course, whose bottles are proudly emblazoned with the grog tub from which the tot was served and whose labels still invite us to &#8220;Splice the Mainbrace&#8221;, &#8220;Up Spirits&#8221; and enjoy! Who could argue with that?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/black-tot-day\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"polaroid\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/Black-Tot-Day\/BlackTotDayRums2016.jpg\" alt=\"Black Tot Day Rum\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/black-tot-day\/\" target=\"_blank\">Free UK Shipping (or \u00a35 off elsewhere) with any of these exceptional rums<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"Timeline\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Naval Tot Timeline<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 25px;\"><strong>1655 <\/strong>&#8211; Following the invasion of Jamaica, the daily rum ration is introduced &#8211; initially half a pint of neat rum! (Larger quantities of beer or even wine could also be issued instead back in those days.) Its purpose was to improve unpalatable drinking water aboard the Navy&#8217;s ships.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 25px;\"><strong>1740 <\/strong>&#8211; British Vice Admiral Edward Vernon decides it might be a good idea to serve the tot pre-diluted (one part rum to four parts water).<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 25px;\"><strong>1756 <\/strong>&#8211; Pre-dilution, along with the addition of lime to combat scurvy, becomes standard practice. The drink becomes known as &#8216;grog&#8217; after Vice Admiral Vernon who is known as Old Grog on account of the his grogram cloak.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 25px;\"><strong>1810 <\/strong>&#8211; The exact blend of rum used is codified by the Admiralty, with records indicating that rums from Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad were used.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 25px;\"><strong>1823 <\/strong>&#8211; The amount of rum per sailor is halved&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 25px;\"><strong>1850 <\/strong>&#8211; &#8230;and halved again.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 25px;\"><strong>1970 <\/strong>&#8211; The rum ration is finally deemed inappropriate after a debate in the House of Commons and on the advice of The Admiralty Board.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 25px;\"><strong>31st July 1970\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; At a 6 bells in the forenoon watch (11am)\u00a0the bosun&#8217;s call of &#8216;Up Spirits&#8217; is heard for the last time to muster for the tot. Many sailors wear black armbands and a full mock funeral is even held in one training camp.<\/p>\n<p>Jake<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 31st July 1970 the Royal Navy issued the final ever daily rum ration, or daily tot. 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