“Sober Sailors - Rum Rations In The Navy: Grog”
This video explains that in the 1600’s the British navy started paying sailors using rum instead of beer, and it was diluted with water in a 1:4 ratio so the sailors would not become too intoxicated, with the mixture being named “grog.” (Rum is made from distilled sugarcane molasses.)
The Townsends channel details aspects of life during the 1700’s.
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